Trial reportJournal of substance use and addiction treatment2025
Effects on alcohol and substance use of a school-based training intervention for adolescents with ADHD.
Trial report in Journal of substance use and addiction treatment, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.
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3 citing papers in PubMed.
- Effectiveness of School-Based Integrated Mental Health and Substance Use Prevention Programs for Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Sociability, drinking motives, and alcohol use problems among young adults with and without childhood attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.Alcohol, clinical & experimental research · 2026Article
- ADHD and Alcohol Use Disorder: Optimizing Screening and Treatment in Co-occurring Conditions.CNS drugs · 2025Review
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Abstract
introductionAdolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may be at risk for early, escalating patterns of alcohol and substance use via academic, peer, and familial impairment. Existing school-based interventions for youth with ADHD effectively target these risk factors, yet their effects on alcohol and substance use have not been explored. We examined the immediate and long-term alcohol and substance use outcomes of an evidence-based school-based intervention for adolescents with ADHD.
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resultsTwo-part hurdle models controlling for prior use and demographics indicated treatment was associated with improvements in substance use outcomes among youth using any substances at 6-month follow-up (β = -0.45). However, among youth reporting any alcohol use at the 5-year follow-up, treatment was associated with worse alcohol use problems relative to the control condition (β = 0.27). Approximately 22% of intervention participants met criteria for risky drinking behavior compared to 5% of participants in the control group.
conclusionWe found mixed evidence that a school-based intervention associated with positive outcomes on academic, social, and emotional functioning for adolescents with ADHD also prevented adverse alcohol and substance use outcomes. These unexpected results serve as a call for extended follow-up periods to identify the durability of intervention benefits and potential for downstream iatrogenic effects. Additional research is needed to identify school-based intervention strategies that can effectively deter substance use risk among select populations.
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