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Do Individuals with ADHD Self-Medicate with Cigarettes and Substances of Abuse? Results from a Controlled Family Study of ADHD

Timothy E. Wilens Pediatric Psychopharmacology Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts; Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MassachusettsCorrespondence[email protected]
, MD,
Joel Adamson Pediatric Psychopharmacology Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
, BA,
Stephanie Sgambati Pediatric Psychopharmacology Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
, BA,
Julia Whitley Pediatric Psychopharmacology Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
, BA,
Alison Santry Pediatric Psychopharmacology Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
, BA,
Michael C. Monuteaux Pediatric Psychopharmacology Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts; Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
, ScD &
Joseph Biederman Pediatric Psychopharmacology Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts; Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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Pages 14-23 | Received 15 Mar 2006, Accepted 28 Sep 2006, Published online: 10 Jul 2009

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