@article{ref1,
title="Probabilities of ADD/ADHD and related substance use among Canadian adults",
journal="Journal of attention disorders",
year="2016",
author="Connolly, Ross D. and Speed, David and Hesson, Jacqueline",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence and probabilities of comorbidities between self-reported ADD/ADHD and smoking, alcohol binge drinking, and substance use disorders (SUDs) from a national Canadian sample. <br><br>METHOD: Data were taken from the Public Use Microdata File of the 2012 Canadian Community Health Survey-Mental Health (N = 17 311). The prevalence of (a) smoking, (b) alcohol binge drinking, and (c) SUDs was estimated among those with an ADD/ADHD diagnosis versus those without an ADD/ADHD diagnosis. <br><br>RESULTS: After controlling for potential socioeconomic and mental health covariates, self-reported ADD/ADHD acted as a significant predictor for group membership in the heaviest smoking, heaviest drinking, and heaviest drug usage categories. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Individuals self-reporting a diagnosis of ADD/ADHD were found to have a significantly higher likelihood of engaging in smoking and alcohol binge drinking, and were more likely to meet criteria for SUDs than individuals not reporting an ADD/ADHD diagnosis.<br><br>© The Author(s) 2016.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1087-0547",
doi="10.1177/1087054716647474",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1087054716647474"
}