This link tends to be worse when someone suffers from ADHD and depression. Although not enough studies have been done on the effects of depression and ADHD one substance abuse, one study just show the connection. In one study, it was shown that people with no ADHD and no depression had a much lower chance of substance abuse than someone with ADHD or depression. It was also show that people who suffered from ADHD and depression were at an even greater risk for developing substance abuse problems later in life. “The association between ADHD and SUD was slightly attenuated after adjusting for depression, indicating that the association between ADHD and SUD was partially, but not fully, mediated by depression.”(Yoshimasu, 1) Giving people who are more prone to substance abuse than the average person medications that are highly addictive can cause some major problems. It is very easy for someone who is prescribed medication for ADHD to either abuse it, or even overdose on it by trying to commit
This link tends to be worse when someone suffers from ADHD and depression. Although not enough studies have been done on the effects of depression and ADHD one substance abuse, one study just show the connection. In one study, it was shown that people with no ADHD and no depression had a much lower chance of substance abuse than someone with ADHD or depression. It was also show that people who suffered from ADHD and depression were at an even greater risk for developing substance abuse problems later in life. “The association between ADHD and SUD was slightly attenuated after adjusting for depression, indicating that the association between ADHD and SUD was partially, but not fully, mediated by depression.”(Yoshimasu, 1) Giving people who are more prone to substance abuse than the average person medications that are highly addictive can cause some major problems. It is very easy for someone who is prescribed medication for ADHD to either abuse it, or even overdose on it by trying to commit