Modafinil treatment of amphetamine abuse in adult ADHD.
Substance abuse is a frequent co-morbid condition of adult attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Treatment with conventional psychostimulants in adult ADHD with co-morbid stimulant abuse may be problematic. In this study, we report the case of a patient with adult ADHD with co-morbid amphetamine abuse who was treated successfully with the non-stimulant alertness-promoting drug modafinil. The drug resolved both the inattention/hyperactivity symptoms as well as the amphetamine abuse. Modafinil may be a suitable candidate treatment for adults with ADHD and stimulant abuse.
Counties Assertive Outreach, The Point, Granite Way, Mountsorrel, Leicestershire, UK.
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D000328:Adult; D019969:Amphetamine-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D001288:Attention / Q000187:drug effects; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D001559:Benzhydryl Compounds / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D017831:Diagnosis, Dual (Psychiatry); D006801:Humans; D006948:Hyperkinesis / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D000077408:Modafinil
D001559:Benzhydryl Compounds; D000077408:Modafinil