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Tips on dealing with abuse/diversion potential of stimulants

Stimulants are first-line treatment for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. However, they do carry some risk of abuse and of diversion for non-clinical uses. The Prescribing Information in the USA for each of these medications carries a boxed warning (sometimes called a “black box warning”) about this. The wording is slightly different for different preparations. I’m…

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