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Hewson, Rebecca and Daly, Catherine and Lilly, Kieran and Barber, Tayla and Salom, Caroline (2025) ADHD symptomology and associated drug use among a sample of people who regularly use illicit drugs in Australia. UNSW Sydney: National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre.

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This bulletin aims to examine ADHD symptoms, self-medication with non-prescribed substances and associated factors among the two sentinel samples of people who regularly use illicit drugs in Australia.

Item Type
Report
Publication Type
International, Report
Drug Type
Substances (not alcohol/tobacco), Cannabis, CNS stimulants
Intervention Type
Harm reduction
Date
August 2025
Pages
8 p.
Publisher
National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre
Place of Publication
UNSW Sydney
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Subjects
A Substance use and dependence > Prevalence > Substance use behaviour
B Substances > Cannabis / Marijuana
B Substances > CNS stimulants
B Substances > CNS stimulants > Methamphetamine
G Health and disease > Substance use disorder (addiction)
G Health and disease > Behavioural and mental health disorder (Psychosis / mood) > Neurodivergent > Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD / ADD)
J Health care, prevention, harm reduction and treatment > Risk and protective factors > Risk factors
VA Geographic area > Australia and Oceania > Australia

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