The combination of prescribed central nervous system stimulants, such as drugs that relieve ADHD symptoms, with prescribed opioid medications is associated with a pattern of escalating opioid intake, ...

President Donald Trump and HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said they will be studying the "threat" to children posed by ...

Stimulant medications are considered the first-line treatment for ADHD for some very good reasons. Here are 6 things to know about stimulant medications in ADHD.

Marijuana, opioids, and central nervous system stimulants (CNSS) are the most used illegal drugs by teenagers in the United States.

Trump directed a panel headed by HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to assess “the prevalence of and threat” posed by SSRIs, ...

Background and objectives: Central nervous system (CNS) stimulants may be used to reduce tiredness and increase alertness, competitiveness, and aggression. They are more likely to be used in ...

Teen drug use is on the rise with opioids gaining popularity especially among girls ages 12 to 17, according to an alarming new study.

Recreational drugs can be classified as depressants, those that supress and slow down messages in the brain and along the nerves, or stimulants, those that excite or speed up messages in the brain ...

A customs officer shows stimulants that were found hidden disguised as insulation materials that coated hot-water tanks, in Narita, Chiba Prefecture, on Feb. 12, 2025. (Mainichi/Tsukimi Goda ...