Recreational abuse of a prescribed medication by an adolescent with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

İsmail AkaltunDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Gaziantep Dr. Ersin Arslan Training and Research Hospital, Gaziantep, Turkey

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9938-9276

Tayfun KaraDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Health Sciences, Bakirkoy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, TurkeyCorrespondence[email protected]

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2156-3457

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