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Colorado Students Abuse ADD-ADHD Medication

 

 

Scripps Howard News Service reports that as many as one-third of students at a major U.S. university may be engaged in the abuse of Adderall, a popular ADD-ADHD medication.

Students use the amphetamine-based Adderall as a stimulant and study aid.  Authorities believe the upswing in illicit Adderall use began approximately one and a half years ago.

The article notes that the stimulant effect of the drug is followed by a “major crash.”  It notes side effects from Adderall use including “depression, irritability, cardiovascular problems, even psychotic episodes. As with other amphetamines, regular Adderall users can become addicted.”

The article appears in whole here:

http://www.knoxstudio.com/shns/story.cfm?pk=ADDERALL-01-30-05&cat=AN