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Drug Safety and Risk Management Advisory Committee 
February 9, 2006
ADHD: Associated Morbidity
nSubstance abuse (alcohol, drug)
qPerhaps mitigated by pharmacotherapy (Wilens et al. Pediatrics 2003;111;179-185)
nTobacco use
n In one prospective study, tobacco and cocaine dependence roughly double that of non-ADHD control group (Lambert and Hartsough, J Learn Disabil. 1998;31:533-44)
nStimulant medication itself may increase use of tobacco (Rush et al. Psychopharmacology (Berl). 2005; 181: 781-9)
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