Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medications appeared to reduce the risk of suicide, drug misuse, transport incidents, and criminal activity, a new study showed.

After adjusting for covariates, ADHD medications were associated with a 17% reduction in suicidal behavior, a 15% decrease in substance misuse, a 13% reduction in criminality, and a 12% decrease in transport accidents.

Although randomized clinical trials have shown that ADHD medication can help alleviate core symptoms of the disorder, “there is less evidence on whether these symptom improvements translate to meaningful benefits in daily life,” principal investigator, Zheng Chang, PhD, and principal researcher at the Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden, to

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