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Prescription Stimulant Abuse in Young Patients
on Focus on Children's Health
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Patients requesting early prescription refills, reporting lost medication, and other deviations from a standard dosing regimen are certainly worth noting. Given the frequency with which we prescribe medications for ADD, ADHD and other illnesses to our young patients, these irregularities may serve as warning signs of a larger problem. Host Dr. Michael Benson discusses prescription stimulant abuse in children with Dr. Jennifer Christner, an adolescent medicine specialist and a clinical assistant professor in the department of pediatrics and communicable diseases at the University of Michigan Medical School.
Dr. Benson is a board-certified obstetrician-gynecologist in private practice in the northern suburbs of Chicago. He earned his MD degree at Northwestern University where he also finished his residency in 1987. He is a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha medical honor society and a lecturer at Northwestern's medical school. Dr. Benson has written multiple books on Obstetrics and Gynecology, including three trade books for general audiences. In addition to his writing, Dr. Benson's professional interests center on basic research into the causes of amniotic fluid embolism.
Dr. Jennifer Christner is an adolescent medicine specialist and clinical assistant professor in the department of pediatrics and communicable diseases, and director of pediatric Medical student education at the University of Michigan.Dr. Christner received her MD from the University of Toledo, and completed her residency at the University of Michigan. Her clinical interests include adolescent gynecology, adolescent ADHD and school problems, eating disorders, adolescent depressant anxiety.
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