Substance-related problems, including alcohol and illicit drug abuse, are more common among teens with ADHD and comorbid conduct disorders, according to self-reported surveys and registry data from a Norwegian study.
“Our findings thus lend support to the notion that the risk of SRPs among ADHD-diagnosed adolescents can largely be attributed to co-existing conduct problems and that ADHD in itself does not increase the risk of adolescent illicit drug use beyond the effect of conduct-related disorders,” the researchers wrote.
Of the adolescents that indicated conduct disorders in the ADHD plus high conduct problems subgroup, only about 10% had received a formal diagnosis. “The results underline the need for CAMHS and other relevant health services to enhance identification of and severe conduct problems, and by this ensure access to interventions that may contribute to break negative cycles related to substance abuse,” the researchers wrote.Heradstveit, O., Askeland, K. G., Bøe, T., Lundervold, A. J., Elgen, I. B., Skogen, J. C., Pedersen, M. U., & Hysing, M. . Substance-Related Problems in Adolescents with ADHD-Diagnoses: The Importance of Self-Reported Conduct Problems.Elia, J., Ambrosini, P., Berrettini, W. . ADHD characteristics: I.
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