Although alcohol has stimulant effects, the National Library of Medicine says it is a central nervous system depressant, which is a type of drug that slows down communication between the brain and ...

One in four adults prescribed stimulants misuse them, and nearly 1 in 10 develop an addiction to these medications — ...

Nonstimulants are not prescribed as often for ADHD, but doctors may prescribe them if stimulants cause adverse side effects or aren’t effective. Certain nonstimulant drugs increase ...

Iraq's security forces have seized an estimated 1.1 tonne of captagon pills hidden inside a truck that entered Iraq from ...

Research conducted by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the Substance Abuse ... reveals that 1 in 4 adults using prescription stimulants engaged in misuse, and nearly 1 in 10 met the criteria ...

Iraqi authorities have seized 1.1 tonnes of captagon pills in the largest drug bust in the country's history. The shipment, ...

Fever Watson, a clinical psychologist, is the author of “Your Patient Safety Survival Guide: How to Protect Yourself and ...

Prescriptions for ADHD drugs have been spiking, with the sharpest rise among middle-aged and older women, a new study finds.

a condition correlated with stimulant misuse. Garcia found misuse rates across age groups and drug types were largely parallel for those with and without disabilities. For example, young adults ...

The analysis of health insurance claims data from almost 3 million U.S. patients investigated prescribed stimulants' impact on prescription opioid use over 10 years, looking for origins of the so ...