Rat Study Suggests How Stimulants May Reduce ADHD Symptoms

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(Psych Central News) For*more than*seven decades, scientists have puzzled over the pharmacological mechanisms that somehow interact in children to reduce hyperactivity when they receive medications including methylphenidate — known by the trade names Ritalin, Concerta, and Methylin — and methamphetamine. Since the mid-1950s, millions of children and adults have been prescribed stimulant medications to control attention deficit hyperactivity [...]

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