Trends in Diversion Sources for Prescription Stimulant Misuse in U.S. Adolescents

The diagnosis of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) increased significantly among U.S. adolescents over the past 2 decades,1 potentially increasing the availability for diversion or misuse of prescription stimulants among this population.2 Currently, no research assesses the recent trends in diversion sources for nonmedical prescription stimulant misuse (PSM) among U.S. adolescents. Accordingly, analyses estimated trends in past-year diversion sources for nonmedical PSM among a national sample of adolescents between 2009 and 2021.