ADHD Symptoms and Medical Cannabis Use Among Adults With Chronic Pain
The null findings among participants with moderate/severe ADHD symptoms suggests that cannabis is unlikely to be a good treatment for ADHD. The preliminary findings in those with mild ADHD symptoms should be interpreted with caution given the small sample, the modest result, and all participants had chronic pain. These results may temper enthusiasm for MC as a treatment for ADHD, but further studies in larger and more generalizable samples may be justified.
Authors
- Chinazo O. Cunningham (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7930-313X)
- Joanna L. Starrels (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1865-1966)
- Deepika E. Slawek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8403-8433)
- Julia Hope Arnsten (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7741-1567)
- Haruka Minami (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0169-0459)
- Chenshu Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3233-3905)
- FRANCES RUDNICK LEVIN (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4209-1329)
- Nancy Sohler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3147-1297)
- David Saunders (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9129-1792)
Institutions
- City College of New York (US)
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine (US)
- Fordham University (US)
- Columbia University Irving Medical Center (US)
- Montefiore Health System (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Attention Disorders
- Published
- 2025-05-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/10870547251336841
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.47
Funders
- National Institute on Drug Abuse
- National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
- Einstein-Rockefeller-CUNY Center for AIDS Research, Albert Einstein College of Medicine