A new study proved ADHD stimulants do not improve attention but stimulate other parts of the brain. If children don't obtain ...

For decades, ADHD stimulant medications have been thought to sharpen attention, but new research has uncovered something very ...

Stimulant drugs that are widely used in the treatment of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have a different ...

Prescription stimulants, such as Ritalin and Adderall, are widely used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), including in children. In the U.S., about 3.5 million children aged 3 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Alison Escalante M.D. covers neurodiversity, pediatrics and parenting. Stimulant medications are considered the first-line ...

Medication isn’t the only option for ADHD, but for some, it can be transformative. This piece examines how ADHD can be managed, and benefits and risks to stimulant use.

You have to do your research and see what makes each medication different from its counterpart and why. For starters, stimulants have been around longer, which means there is more research on and more ...

From 2021 to 2023, stimulant marketing payments doubled and tripled for physicians and advanced practice clinicians, respectively. The increases were driven in large part by growth in marketing to ...

It’s common knowledge that alcohol affects your brain function, but you may wonder exactly how it works. Some people think of alcohol as a stimulant that can increase your heart rate, give you energy, ...

WashU Medicine researchers find stimulant medications don’t affect attention-controlling regions of the brain, as previously thought. Brain scans show the drugs affect brain areas involved in ...

Alcohol is a depressant that affects the central nervous system (CNS). However, initially and in small doses, alcohol is a stimulant. The percentage of alcohol varies depending on the type of beverage ...