A University of Michigan study to appear in JAMA Network Open found that's not the case.  Researchers report that high school seniors who used stimulant therapy were no more likely to use cocaine or methamphetamine as young adults (19-24), than peers who did not use stimulant therapy to treat ADHD as teenagers.

"These findings should be comforting to parents who have teenagers taking stimulants for ADHD, who worry that these medications may lead to illicit stimulants like cocaine or methamphetamine as their children enter young adulthood and become more independent," said lead researcher Sean Esteban McCabe, professor of nursing and director of the Center of the Study of Drugs, Alcohol, Smoking and Health.

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Researcher Sean Esteban McCabe discusses stimulant therapy for ADHD in teens

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Researcher Sean Esteban McCabe discusses stimulant therapy for ADHD in teens

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