EXPERTS: Brooke S.G. Molina, Ph.D.,
and Brian D’Onofrio, Ph.D.
DATE & TIME: Tuesday, July 21, 2026 @ 1pm EDT
(12pm CDT; 11am MDT; 10am PDT) | Find it in your time zone >
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The risk of a substance use disorder (SUD) is three times greater for individuals with ADHD than it is for the general population. Due to this elevated risk, several decades of research have focused on ways to prevent problematic substance use for people with ADHD. Investigators have also been conducting different types of studies to understand whether stimulant use protects against or leads to substance use and SUD in adolescence and adulthood.
In this webinar, you will learn:
- About the risk for substance use and SUD among individuals with ADHD and the potential reasons for it
- About research studies involving substance use and SUD for people treated with ADHD stimulants
- Why obtaining an answer to this question — whether stimulants prevent or increase the risk for SUD in people taking ADHD stimulants — has been challenging, and where research priorities remain
- About strategies, besides medication, that are available to prevent and/or treat substance use problems for individuals with ADHD
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NOTE: ADDitude offers an optional certificate of webinar attendance, but does not offer CEUs. If interested in a certificate of attendance, register for the webinar and you’ll receive instructions after it ends. The certificate link will also be on the webinar replay page.
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Brooke S.G. Molina, Ph.D.
Brooke S.G. Molina, Ph.D., is Professor of Psychiatry, Psychology, Pediatrics, and Clinical and Translational Science and Director of the Youth and Family Research Program at the University of Pittsburgh, and a licensed clinical psychologist. She has been conducting studies on the course, causes, outcomes, and treatments of ADHD and substance use and substance use disorder throughout her career.
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Brian D’Onofrio, Ph.D.
Brian D’Onofrio, Ph.D., is the Sharon Stephens Brehm Endowed Professor in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Indiana University. Dr. D’Onofrio’s research seeks to understand the etiology, assessment, and treatment of mental health and substance use problems across the lifespan using multiple approaches.
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Resources: ADHD and Substance Use
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