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Modafinil treatment of amphetamine abuse in adult ADHD

N. Mann1 and P. Bitsios2*

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

* To whom correspondence should be addressed.


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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

First published on June 18, 2008, doi:10.1177/0269881108091258

Journal of Psychopharmacology 2009;23:468.

A more recent version of this article appeared on June 1, 2009

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