Wayne State University School of Medicine

Dept. of Psychiatry & Behavioral Neurosciences

Chairman's Grand Rounds

Date: Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026

Time: 1-2pm

Venue: Blue Lecture Hall- 3rd Floor, Scott Hall

Speaker: Matthew M. LaCasse, DO;   

Clinical Assistant Professor

Program Director

Addiction Psychiatry Fellowship Program

Dept. of Psychiatry & Behavioral Neurosciences

Wayne State University School of Medicine

No Commercial Relationship

TOPIC:  "Stimulants for an Adolescent with ADHD and Comorbid Substance Use Disorder? A Review of the Literature"

Objective:

1.  Describe the relationship between ADHD and substance use disorders. 

2.  Identify risks and benefits related to stimulant prescription in adolescents who use substances. 

3.  Compare adolescent and adult-specific data related to prescribing stimulants for ADHD in the setting of co-morbid stimulant use disorder.

4.  Develop case-specific considerations for ADHD treatment in youth who misuse substances.