Opioid addiction—and resulting overdoses and deaths—get a lot of headlines and rightly so. But addiction to, misuse of, and overdoses involving prescription stimulants have increased exponentially, with relatively little discussion. Researcher Dr. Sujith Ramachandran notes that all prescription drugs have the potential for misuse, but says misdiagnosis of ADHD and overprescription of stimulants greatly increase the likelihood of abuse of stimulants. As an assistant professor in the School of Pharmacy at the University of Mississippi and assistant director of the Center for Pharmaceutical Marketing & Management, Sujith’s research involves healthcare policy, quality measures, and prescription drug abuse.
In this episode of The Mayo Lab Podcast, Sujith and David discuss the widespread—but under-discussed—issue of addiction to prescription stimulants and getting to the root of the culture of over-prescription.
Dr. Sujith Ramachandran: https://www.drsujithram.com
Subtle ADHD Malingering Screener: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1073191118773881?journalCode=asma
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