Smoking patterns and abstinence effects in smokers with no ADHD, childhood ADHD, and adult ADHD symptomatology.

Cigarette smokers are known to be overrepresented among adults with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). To date, however, no attempt has been made to determine the extent to which a lifetime diagnosis of ADHD may be associated with smoking even in the absence of current symptomatology. We hypothesized that nicotine dependence and abstinence effects-especially effects relevant to ADHD symptomatology-would be more pronounced in adult ADHD smokers in comparison with those who reported childhood ADHD symptoms only.

Relationship between problem gambling and substance use in a methadone maintenance population.

Few studies have examined the relationship between pathological gambling and substance abuse treatment outcome. This study assessed the gambling behavior of 62 patients enrolled in a methadone maintenance treatment program. Eleven (17.

The Assessment of Hyperactivity and Attention (AHA): development and preliminary validation of a brief self-assessment of adult ADHD.

A brief self-rating scale, the Assessment of Hyperactivity and Attention (AHA), was developed and validated using a "gold standard" DSM-based semi-structured interview. The sample consisted of 101 smokers (74% male, 73% Caucasian)-38.6% with no DSM-IV ADHD diagnosis, 10.