ADHD-Related Risk Factors for Early Drug Use

Abstract

The risk of early drug use asociated with ADHD was evaluated in a community-based sample of 717 (412 low birth weight, 305 normal birth weight) children examined at 6 years of age and at follow-up at age 11 years, at the Department of Psychiatry, Henry Ford Health Sciences Center, Detroit, MI.

Keywords

• risk of early drug use asociated with adhd
• methylphenidate
• psychiatric comorbidity