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When self-medication for ADHD symptoms becomes its own problem

I have been using alcohol to slow down my racing ADHD thoughts for ten years and it worked until it stopped working and now I have two problems instead of one.

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Untreated neurological symptoms can lead to maladaptive coping strategies that create additional complications.

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