Household Diversion of Prescription Stimulants: Medication Misuse by Parents of Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Pham T, Milank R, Kaplan A, et al. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology. July 2017, ahead of print. https://doi.org/10.1089/cap.2016.0058
Just a word of warning from the authors of this New York study. Around 16% of parents reported diversion of stimulant medication to another household member, with most taking the medication themselves. Parents with suspected or confirmed ADHD were most likely to engage in diversion of their child’s medication.
http://online.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/cap.2016.0058