Adderall, a prescription stimulant for people who have Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder or Attention Deficit Disorder, is prescribed to those with ADHD and ADD to help them concentrate, focus and improve attention span. It is also prescribed to people suffering from the sleeping disorder narcolepsy. However, students are illegaly taking for the sole purpose of increasing their mark in school. It enhances students focus and endurance even if they dont have ADHD. “Students are able to accumulate more information in a shorter time frame. These drugs keep you awake longer. They minimize fatigue and help maintain a high performance level. People can go on for hours studying when they take this pill even if they don't simply don't want to. The secret is it balances the neurotransmitters to the parts of the brain that control the ability to focus and pay attention. It gives more energy to pay attention in class, study longer and harder, tackle boring material, write term papers, and cram exams.” "For students who are under the pressure, who aren't study material, who easily get distracted, this pill sounds like a miracle drug for them depsite learning of the side effects"


My best friend's cousin (who lives in the states) was hooked on Adderall. She took it illegally to increase her focus while studying and pulling all nighters when the crap hits the fan. She got too addicted to it that she had to use it everyday. She also told me that this drug is a common trend in alot of campus's in the States, and many people take it simply knowing its going to make them work better. It is not difficult to find, and students with prescriptions give the pills to friends or sell them. "Statistically, one in five college students in the states have used them at least once." However, I havent heard of such thing being common here. I havent heard of this drug being processed in any university. Have you guys experienced or heard this going on in your campus?


PS.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0ihO1KFxkQ

http://www.vpul.upenn.edu/ohe/library/drugs/adderall.htm

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UWO Health Science/Ivey 2013

^scarboro, I disagree. My little brother was diagnosed with ADHD when he was 11 (he's now 13) and since he started taking adderall, he's been doing better in school, and overall, has been acting out A LOT less. I think ADHD is a complete verity and I think there are a lot of people who are undiagnosed out there.

Whenever he isn't on it he is literally insane... he's screaming, kicking, picking fights, yelling. This isn't because of dependency either, because this is what we had to endure before he was diagnosed. When he's on it he's calm and friendly, attentive, and wants to learn and communicate.

Another ignorant response. Have you ever lived with someone with ADHD or ADD? There are no "REAL" symptoms? A child with ADD/ADHD is acting ABORMALLY hyper/crazy, just like a person with depression is abnormally sad. To say that either don't exist because there are no "REAL" symptoms is obviously false. Obviously electricpearls didn't do the diagnosis, a doctor did.

ADHD does not mean a child is lazy. It means they have difficulty concentrating and functioning to a level that is abnormal.

now, where do I find those?


Got to get them before exams, seriously......

karla is correct. Also, a doctor diagnosed my brother. Why on earth would you think that I did, scarboro?

I must admit that you are right on the basis that ADHD has yet to have a proven cause, and cannot be objectively tested, instead relying on clinical diagnosis. That does not mean it does not exist. There are several other disorders out there that have no proven root cause, but are they considered to be disorders that are not 'real'? Absolutely not.

Like karla and wayfarer have said, it's like saying that depression doesn't exist. That someone can just choose to be sad, in the way that you say individuals with ADHD CHOOSE TO BE LAZY.

Big deal. People take drugs for everything. If the health trade-off is worth it for you, go nuts.

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There's also a drug that allows you to clean and do other physical work for hours while enjoying it, improves sex immensely, puts you in a state of euphoria, and decreases your need for sleep. Oh, and it helps you lose weight too. It's called Methamphetamine or speed, crank, tweak on the street. It's also very cheap and very available.

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Methamphetamine really isn't a far cry from most of the drugs used for ADD/ADHD... most of them ARE indeed amphetamines. Methamphetamine is less specific to the neurons that account for attention than dexedrine (this one is probably the most popular studying enhancer at Western) or adderall, so it isn't usually prescribed for the attention disorders. They are, however, structurally very similar to and are just as toxic as meth. It's amazing what being considered a "prescription" drug can do for a drug's public perception.

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Honours BMSc Specialization in Medical Science, Minor in Psychology UWO '09
Bachelor of Pharmacy Alberta '13 ?

Exactly. Adderall is an amphetamine. It's not as bad as crank (we're talking about one of the worst drugs for you in the world) but it certainly is worse than many illegal drugs.

Yet, for some reason, the same parents who think marijuana or alcohol is the devil have no problem having their 10-year old pop a few Adderall's per day.

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Well, in all fairness, you won't lose your face to crack unless you become addicted to it. It's just extremely hard not to become addicted to it.

I think they did a study on caffeine that showed that it increased your willingness to consider alternate solutions to problems, or something to that effect. I'll see if I can dig up a link.