Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity and Substance Use Disorders

Describe the issue of children with ADHD and substance use disorder.

Will children with ADHD who are treated with medication be more likely to have substance use disorder in adulthood than children treated with alternative non-pharmaceutical methods? What will data collection for substance use disorder involve? Discuss problems of mood or emotional adjustment problems. Measure the severity of the drinking problem, history of drug use, response distortion tendencies, and psychosocial problems.