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stimulant
(redirected from CNS stimulant)

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Although research seems to show benefits of CNS stimulant medication, there is some opposition and resistance to the use of this medication because of common complications including suppression of growth, insomnia, decreased appetite, depressed mood, abdominal pain, tachycardia and drug dependence (Long, 2005).
For them, the CNS stimulant drugs Ritalin and Adderall have a calming effect, helping them focus.
Sudden death has been reported in association with CNS stimulant treatment at usual doses in children and adolescents with structural cardiac abnormalities or other serious heart problems.
 
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