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Overview

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and attention deficit disorder (ADD) symptoms may begin in childhood and continue into adulthood. ADHD and ADD symptoms, such as hyperactivity, implulsiveness and inattentiveness, can cause problems at home, school, work, or in relationships.

Science & Research

Updated - Study ~ Marijuana and ADD Therapeutic uses of Medical Marijuana in the treatment of ADD.

2017 - Abstract ~ How Substance Users With ADHD Perceive the Relationship Between Substance Use and Emotional Functioning.

Journal of Attention Disorders.

2017 - Abstract ~ Cannabinoids in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: A randomised-controlled trial.

European: Neuropsychopharmacology.

2017 - Abstract ~ Cannabinoid CB1/CB2 receptor agonists attenuate hyperactivity and body weight loss in a rat model of activity-based anorexia.

British Journal of Pharmacology: Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors.

2017 - Abstract ~ Concurrent use of cannabis and alcohol: neuropsychiatric effects and consequences.

Betham Science.

2017 - Abstract ~ Substance Use in Undergraduate Students With Histories of Attention-Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD): The Role of Impulsivity.

Journal of Substance Use & Misuse.

2017 - Abstract ~ Distinct effects of childhood ADHD and cannabis use on brain functional architecture in young adults.

NeuroImage: Clinical.

2016 - Abstract ~ Targeting the Endocannabinoid System in Psychiatric Illness.
Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology.

2016 - Abstract ~ Heterologous Regulation of the Cannabinoid Type 1 Receptor by Angiotensin II in Astrocytes of Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats.

Journal of Neurochemistry.

2016 - Abstract ~ Gender Differences in Associations Between Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Substance Use Disorder.

Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry.

2016 - Study ~ ADHD Is Highly Prevalent in Patients Seeking Treatment for Cannabis Use Disorders.

SAGE: Journal of Attention Disorders.

2016 - Study ~ Is attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder among men associated with initiation or escalation of substance use at 15-month follow up? A longitudinal study involving young Swiss men.

Switzerland: Addiction Research Report.

2016 - Study ~ “I Use Weed for My ADHD”: A Qualitative Analysis of Online Forum Discussions on Cannabis Use and ADHD.

PLOS One: Research Article.

2016 - Study ~ Adult attention deficit hyperactivity disorder symptom profiles and concurrent problems with alcohol and cannabis: sex differences in a representative, population survey.

BMC: Psychiatry.

2015 - Abstract ~ ADHD and cannabis use in young adults examined using fMRI of a Go/NoGo task.

USA: Brain Imaging and Behavior.

2015 - Abstract ~ From badness to illness: Medical cannabis and self-diagnosed attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
Journal of Addiction Research & Theory.

2015 - Abstract ~ Adult attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and its association with substance use and substance use disorders in young men.

Cambridge University Press: Epidemiology and Psychiatry Sciences.

2015 - Abstract ~ Use of paracetamol during pregnancy and child neurological development.

Wiley Online Library: Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology.

2015 - Abstract ~ Neuropsychological sex differences associated with age of initiated use among young adult cannabis users.

Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology.

2014 - Abstract ~ Childhood and current ADHD symptom dimensions are associated with more severe cannabis outcomes in college students.

USA: National Institutes of Health - Drug and Alcohol Dependence.

2014 - Abstract ~ An exploratory study of the combined effects of orally administered methylphenidate and delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) on cardiovascular function, subjective effects, and performance in healthy adults.
USA: National Institutes of Health - Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment.

2013 - Abstract ~ Use of micronutrients attenuates cannabis and nicotine abuse as evidenced from a
reversal design: a case study.

Journal of Psychoactive Drugs.

2013 - Study ~ Impact of ADHD and cannabis use on executive functioning in young adults.

2013 - Study ~ Subtypes of Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Cannabis Use.

2013 - News ~ Is Medical Marijuana Safe For Children and Adolescents?

2013 - News ~ Still Believe Nature Got It Wrong? Top 10 Health Benefits of Marijuana.

2013 - News ~ Can Medical Cannabis Stop The ADHD Epidemic?

2013 - News ~ Marijuana Affects Autism, But Not How You’d Think [Study]

2013 - News ~ Can Marijuana Calm Symptoms of ADHD?

2012 - Study ~ Effects of amphetamine on dopamine release in the rat nucleus accumbens shell region depend on cannabinoid CB1 receptor activation.

2012 - Study ~ Cannabidiol and clozapine reverse MK-801-induced deficits in social interaction and hyperactivity in Sprague-Dawley rats.

2011 - Study ~ Loss of striatal cannabinoid CB1 receptor function in attention-deficit / hyperactivity disorder mice with point-mutation of the dopamine transporter.

2011 - Study ~ Effects of amphetamine on dopamine release in the rat nucleus accumbens shell region depend on cannabinoid CB1 receptor activation.

2011 - Study ~ Childhood and current ADHD symptom dimensions are associated with more severe cannabis outcomes in college students.

2011 - News ~ Why I Give My Autistic Son Pot, Part 4.

2011 - News ~ Why Omega-3s Affect Your Mood.

2010 - News ~ Dr. Jean Talleyrand Says Marijuana Safer than Ritalin for ADHD Teens.

2010 - News ~ Science: Cannabis effective in the treatment of TOURETTE Syndrome and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

2009 - Study ~ Effects of the cannabinoid CB1 receptor antagonist rimonabant on distinct measures of impulsive behavior in rats.

2009 - Study ~ Bidirectional regulation of novelty-induced behavioral inhibition by the endocannabinoid system.

2009 - Study ~ Cannabinoid receptors in brain: pharmacogenetics, neuropharmacology, neurotoxicology, and potential therapeutic applications.

2009 - News ~ Prescribing marijuana to kids.

2009 - Anecdotal/News ~ Why I Give My 9-year-old Pot.

2009 - Anecdotal/News ~ Why I Give My 9-Year-Old Pot, Part 2.

2009 - Anecdotal/News ~ Why I Give My 9-Year-Old Pot, Part 3.

2008 - Study - Association of the Cannabinoid Receptor Gene (CNR1) With ADHD and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.

2008- Study ~ Cannabis Improves Symptoms of ADHD.

2008- Study ~ Cannabis use and adult ADHD symptoms.

2008 - News ~ Autism, ADD, ADHD and Marijuana Therapy.

2007 - Study ~ Fitness to drive in spite (because) of THC.

2007 - News ~ Science: THC normalized impaired psychomotor performance and mood in a patient with hyperactivity disorder.

2004 - News ~ Cannabis 'Scrips to Calm Kids?

2003 - Study - Association between cannabinoid receptor gene (CNR1) and childhood attentiondeficit/hyperactivity disorder in Spanish male alcoholic patients.

2003 - Study - Cannabinoids effective in animal model of hyperactivity disorder.

2002 - Anecdotal/News ~ Recipe For Trouble.

1986 - Study ~ Barba Jacob and the history of marihuana.

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