Adverse childhood experiences and stimulant use disorders among adults in the United States

Associations between prescription stimulant use as prescribed, nonmedical use, and illicit stimulant use among adults evaluated for substance use treatment, 2017-2021

“…This highlights the potential benefit of comprehensive treatment and social and recovery support services. Interventions for those using illicit or nonmedically using prescription stimulants can focus on the root causes of illicit stimulant use/prescription stimulant NMU, including social determinants of health and preventing and responding to adverse childhood experiences ( Delcher et al., 2022 ; Marshall et al., 2011 ; Scheidell et al., 2018 ; Schimmenti et al., 2022 ; Tang et al., 2021 ). Additionally, it is important to examine how policies related to employment support services and job skills training affect people who use illicit stimulants or nonmedically use prescription stimulants.…”

Understanding the association between adverse childhood experiences and subsequent attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: A systematic review and meta‐analysis of observational studies

“…It is important to note that we also excluded these studies in which the diagnosis was only based on medication records. Since these studies may contribute to underestimating the diagnosis of ADHD or ADD as only about 60% of ADHD patients are treated with pharmacotherapy (Danielson et al., 2018 ) and there may be another known and unknown interconnections between ACEs and ADHD medication (Forster et al., 2017 ; Tang et al., 2021 ).…”

“…Potentially relevant studies were identified by computer-assisted lit- ADD as only about 60% of ADHD patients are treated with pharmacotherapy (Danielson et al, 2018) and there may be another known and unknown interconnections between ACEs and ADHD medication (Forster et al, 2017;Tang et al, 2021).…”

The ASAM/AAAP Clinical Practice Guideline on the Management of Stimulant Use Disorder

“…Among patients with lifetime ATS use disorder, 29.3% reported four or more ACEs, 28.7% reported two to three ACEs, 21.6% reported one ACE, and 20.4% reported no ACEs. 248 No studies were identified on implementing routine screening for trauma-related concerns in patients with stimulant intoxication or withdrawal. Given the strong correlation between psychological trauma and StUD, the CGC recommended that all patients with stimulant intoxication or withdrawal be screened for trauma.…”