Stimulant vs. Non-stimulant Treatments and Reward Processing in Drug-naive Youth at SUD Risk

Longitudinal studies have shown that childhood Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and child disruptive behavior disorders play an important role in the development of later Substance Use Disorders (SUD). Although available evidence suggests that abnormal reward processing is likely to mediate vulnerability for addiction, the functioning of the brain reward systems in at-risk individuals preceding the exposure to drugs remains largely unknown. Better understanding the baseline characteristics of reward processing in drug-naïve individuals at risk for later SUD is an important initi…