Self-medication of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder symptoms with psychoactive substances in adults: a scoping review of how symptom-relief motives are framed and operationalised across substances
IntroductionAdults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) use tobacco, cannabis, alcohol, cocaine and non-prescribed stimulants far more than the general population. The self-medication hypothesis holds that people with ADHD, including those undiagnosed, use substances to relieve core symptoms rather than for recreation or shared vulnerability to addiction, and is widely invoked to…
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