Prescription stimulant brand name recognition among a national sample of 10- to 18-year-old youth
In a study from our NDEWS PI, CO-I and NIDA T32 predoc, published in the International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research, over 11,000 youth 10 to 18 years of age were shown pictures of eight formulations of prescription stimulants, and asked to identify them by name, dosage, and formulation. Results showed that overall, 27% of youth reported having seen one of the eight stimulants; between 2% and 70% correctly identified name, dose, and formulation. Youths' reports of having seen and correctly identifying medication nearly always increased with age. While 2.8% of youth reported using Adderall® in the past 30 days, only 71.4% correctly identified it. View the full study here.