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Rules 1.1.0 · as of 14 Sep 2026
Owen Scott Muir · Said 1 Sep 2024 · owen-1214
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“Yes, your ADHD medication might kill you. But, it’s more likely your ADHD will kill you on it’s own if left untreated.”
Summary paragraph of a review of two JAMA papers (Zhang et al. 2023 JAMA Psychiatry on ADHD medication and long-term cardiovascular risk; Li et al. 2024 JAMA on ADHD pharmacotherapy and mortality). The author concludes that ADHD medication raises cardiovascular risk a little (mainly hypertension and arterial disease), but untreated ADHD carries a higher and earlier risk of death.
Descriptive, retrospective, or a statement of preference; no future state asserted.