ADHD medication – can you take it long term? What are the risks and do benefits continue?

  • Written by: Alison Poulton, Senior Lecturer, Brain Mind Centre Nepean, University of Sydney
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Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a condition that can affect all stages of life. Medication is not the only treatment, but it is often the treatment that can make the most obvious difference to a person who has difficulties focusing attention, sitting still or not acting on impulse.

But what happens once you’ve...

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