Pentagon study links prescription stimulants to military PTSD risk

Thursday, November 19, 2015 - 07:40 in Health & Medicine

Stimulant medications used to treat attention deficit problems and keep service members alert during long stretches of combat might increase vulnerability to post-traumatic stress disorder, a new study suggests. Defense Department researchers analyzing data from nearly 26,000 service members found...

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