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- Adderrall is prescribed for ADD and ADHDMSNBC.com: Speed diet: Women using ADD drugs to get thin (August 20, 2008)
- The Black Book of Hollywood Diet Secrets lists Adderall as an underground diet drug in Hollywood circlesMSNBC.com: Speed diet: Women using ADD drugs to get thin (August 20, 2008)
- 4.2 million prescriptions written for the drug in 2002MSNBC.com: Speed diet: Women using ADD drugs to get thin (August 20, 2008)
- 9.5 million prescriptions sold in 2007MSNBC.com: Speed diet: Women using ADD drugs to get thin (August 20, 2008)
- Side effect of the drug is loss of appetiteMSNBC.com: Speed diet: Women using ADD drugs to get thin (August 20, 2008)
- Studies show that the effects are longer lasting than RitalinMorning Sun: Black market exists ... (August 17, 2008)
- Use of any prescription drug outside of its prescribed usage is illegalMorning Sun: Black market exists ... (August 17, 2008)
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According to an MSNBC report, the drug Adderall is used frequently by women to help them lose weight. Prescriptions of the drug, which is used to treat ADD and ADHD in children and some adults, have more than doubled in the five years leading up to 2008.MSNBC.com: Women using ADD drugs to get thin (August 20, 2008)
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Adderall Abuse Background
- Mahalo's Guide to Adderall
- Wikipedia: Adderall
- WebMD: Adderall Oral Patient Handout
Adderall Abuse Questions
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Can you buy adderall online? 10 AnswersI take adderall, and no you can not buy it legally without a prescription. And anyways, it would cost a lot. They are a Schedule II. Schedule II are drugs with... read more -
Anyone here switch from Adderall XR to Vyvanse? 2 AnswersI do not have direct experience with the two drugs you mentioned, but I have taken medication for ADD and related disorders. It seems to me that you are making... read more -
What is adderall? 3 AnswersWhile there is a medical purpose for treating ADHD as reported by @chriswingate, adderall abuse is quite high particularly among college students. The National ... read more
Adderall Abuse News and Commentary
- MSNBC.com: Students using ADD drugs to study (Time: 2:56)
<iframe height="339" width="425" src="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22425001/vp/25096622#25096622" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe> - MSNBC.com: Speed diet: Women using ADD drugs to get thin (August 20, 2008)
- Morning Sun: Black market exists for popular ADHD medicine (August 17, 2008)
- Reuters: Factbox - Growing Prescription Drug Abuse in U.S. (July 30, 2008)
- WSPA.com (Spartanburg, SC): Medical Watch: Top 7 Most Dangerous Drugs (July 24, 2008)
- Ventura County Star: Prescription medication teens' drug of choice (July 18, 2008)
- Associated Press: Adderall abuse on the rise (December 6, 2007)
- WebMD: Adderall abuse in college students (January 10, 2006)
- Georgetown Independent: Adderall Use and Abuse (November 10, 2004)



