Medscape (5/28, Anderson, Subscription Publication) reports, “After a lull in the rates of prescription stimulant abuse in youth, it looks as though the phenomenon is on the rise again,” researchers concluded after analyzing survey responses “from 1777 respondents ages 10 to 17 years.” Specifically, data from “the Study of Non-Oral Administration of Prescription Stimulants (SNAPS) found that almost 14% of young respondents who used a prescription stimulant had snorted, smoked, or injected” the medication. The findings were presented at the American Psychiatric Association’s annual meeting.
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— “Prescription Stimulant Abuse in Youth Rising… Again, “Pauline Anderson, Medscape, May 28, 2019