• fossilesqueOP
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    1 year ago

    Findings: In this cohort study of 547 children initially treated in a randomized clinical trial for ADHD and assessed repeatedly to adulthood, comprehensive analyses did not support an association between stimulant treatment and adolescent or adulthood substance use or substance use disorder.

    Meaning: This study found no evidence that stimulant treatment, predominantly prescribed in childhood and adolescence, protects against or increases risk of later frequent use of alcohol, cigarettes, marijuana, or other substance use by a mean age of 25 years.

    Study found no effect. That is a result and supports the headline.

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      1 year ago

      then title should read:

      New research has found that youth who are prescribed stimulants to treat their ADHD are neither more nor less likely to become addicted to drugs later in life

      accuracy matters.

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        The headline doesn’t mention that second half. You are talking about inferred meaning, which is actually interesting. Does inferred meaning make something inaccurate? Because, I inferred from the title that it was simply debunking a myth and setting things at a base level. Genuine question, how do you plan for that and how far would you take it?