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Modafinil treatment of amphetamine abuse in adult ADHD

Counties Assertive Outreach, The Point, Granite Way, Mountsorrel, Leicestershire, UK

P Bitsios

Counties Assertive Outreach, The Point, Granite Way, Mountsorrel, Leicestershire, UK; Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Sciences, Medical School, University of Crete, Crete, Greece

Abstract

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.

Key Words: adult ADHD • amphetamine abuse • modafinil • psychostimulants • treatment

This version was published on June 1, 2009

Journal of Psychopharmacology, Vol. 23, No. 4, 468-471 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/0269881108091258


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