Background Rates of prescription drug abuse have reached epidemic proportions. Large-
scale epidemiologic surveys of this under-recognized clinical problem have not included …

Addiction/dependence is a syndrome in which the hallmark is a compulsive pattern of drug
use. Most authorities do not regard antidepressants as causing addiction but this has been …

Objective: Little is known regarding the temporal trends in prescriptions, nonmedical use,
and emergency department (ED) visits involving prescription stimulants in the United States …

Atypical antipsychotics and newer antidepressants are commonly prescribed medications
responsible for tens of thousands of adverse drug exposures each year. The emergency …

Background. Researchers need valid methods to assess whether patients are taking their
antidepressant medications. Two important sources of data on drug exposure are patients' …

Objective: The authors sought to simultaneously examine the prevalence and correlates of
prescription stimulant use, misuse, use disorders, and motivations for misuse in the US adult …

Most medical authorities do not regard antidepressants as causing dependence, or
addiction, but this view has been challenged on the basis that these drugs can cause …

Background Debate continues about antidepressants and suicide. However, there are few
recent nation‐wide data about antidepressant overdoses. The purpose of this study was to …

Human exposure to antidepressants in the United States has rapidly escalated in recent
years. Although millions of Americans therapeutically take this class of neuroactive drugs on …

Background: Introduction of serotonin reuptake inhibitors in the 1990s has increased the use
of antidepressants and modified their prescription patterns. Objective: To identify reasons for …