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Title: ADHD Drugs Have Wider Life Benefits, Study Suggests

Link: https://science.slashdot.org/story/25/08/15/2...

An anonymous reader quotes a report from the BBC: Drug treatment can help
people newly diagnosed with ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder)
to reduce their risk of substance misuse, suicidal behavior, transport
accidents and criminality, a study suggests. These issues are linked to
common ADHD symptoms such as acting impulsively and becoming easily
distracted. Some 5% of children and 2.5% of adults worldwide are thought to
be affected by the disorder -- and growing numbers are being diagnosed. The
findings, published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ), confirm the wider
potential benefits of drug treatment and could help patients decide whether
to start medication, the researchers say. The researchers found taking ADHD
medication was linked to reductions of first-time instances of: - suicidal
behavior - 17% - substance misuse - 15% - transport accidents - 12% -
criminal behavior - 13% When recurrent events were analyzed, the researchers
found ADHD medication was linked to reductions of: - 15% for suicide attempts
- 25% for substance misuses - 4% for accidental injuries - 16% for transport
accidents - 25% for criminal behavior

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