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ADHD Goes to College  -  21 Apr 2009
Adderall, ritalin, etc all get passed around and sold. Parents should be aware that these meds are abusable and can be a concern when a student takes them New York Times

Edie Falco as Jackie O'Hurley in "Nurse Jackie"  -  21 Apr 2009
She's hooked on Vicodin for back problems and occasionally uses the stimulant Adderall. "I read a lot of stuff, and I started to think maybe I'm not ready New York Daily News

Help Wanted  -  21 Apr 2009
You may be eligible if you: are between 18 and 50 years of age, are using stimulants for non-medical reasons (for example, Adderall®, Ritalin®, Amphetamine, Kykernel.com (subscription)

The underground world of “neuroenhancingâ€? drugs.  -  ‎Apr 19, 2009‎
Since, in essence, this life was impossible, Alex began taking Adderall to make it possible. Adderall, a stimulant composed of mixed amphetamine salts, New Yorker

Teva sells 1st generic of Adderall XL in US  -  ‎Apr 2, 2009‎
Teva is now the first generic drug developer to offer a version of Adderall XR capsules. It will sell the drug in doses ranging from 5 milligrams to 30 Forbes

Adderall Abuse: Drug Addiction Not Limited to Prescription  -  ‎Apr 13, 2009‎
Adderall® is the brand name of a medicine commonly prescribed for students who have been diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). TransWorldNews (press release)

Brain-Doping at the Lab Bench  -  ‎Apr 19, 2009‎
Drugs like Adderall help those with ADHD to function at a higher level than their personal baseline (diagnosed as a subnormal capacity for attention). Singularity Hub

NYT Watch: Liberal spin on CIA interrogation techniques  -  ‎Apr 17, 2009‎
Go to any college campus during mid-terms and you'll find plenty of students on Adderall, staying awake for days studying. Are they being tortured? Examiner.com

Study drugs hit campus  -  ‎Apr 15, 2009‎
The medication most closely associated with the trend is Adderall. Originally derived from a weight loss drug in 1996, Adderall is an amphetamine prescribed MSU The Trail Blazer Online

Shire in Deal With Glaxo  -  ‎Mar 31, 2009‎
Shire is getting the extra marketing muscle at a time when its older drug for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, Adderall XR, is about to face Wall Street Journal

Adderall expedites your studies, but not without harm  -  ‎Apr 9, 2009‎
It never really occurred to me to try something else, until a friend offered me some of her Adderall. I declined, but I was surprised by how many people use Johns Hopkins News-Letter

Teva ships first generic Adderall ADHD drug  -  ‎Apr 5, 2009‎
Teva developed a generic version of Shire Pharmaceuticals’ Adderall XR (mixed salts of a single-entity amphetamine product) capsules, 5mg, 10mg, 15mg, 20mg, Globes

BRIEF-Teva introduces generic Adderall capsules in the US  -  ‎Apr 2, 2009‎
Neither the Subscriber nor Thomson Reuters warrants the completeness or accuracy of the Service or the suitability of the Service as a trading aid and Forbes

ALBUM REVIEW: 'A Positive Rage'  -  ‎Apr 17, 2009‎
..."Ask Her For Adderall," a bonus track from Stay Positive, is also there. The set list is a strong mix of songs from all the albums and B-sides, The Daily Collegian Online

Study: College Students Abuse ADHD Medications  -  ‎Apr 18, 2009‎
A web survey at the college showed nearly 10% of Duke students illicitly used medications like Adderall and Ritilan. The survey also showed that students WFMY News 2

Woman charged with smuggling drugs to inmates | KXNet.com North ...  -  ‎Apr 14, 2009‎
Prosecutors allege Lawrie sewed tablets of Adderall into the waistbands of two pairs of boxer shorts and delivered them to two male inmates at the KXMC

Danville woman accused of starving stepsons pleads guilty to ...  -  ‎Apr 9, 2009‎
..."In my opinion, they were overprescribed Adderall" for attention deficit disorder, McCollough said. "A side effect of Adderall is to suppress the appetite, Kentucky.com

Public Record for April 18, 2009  -  ‎Apr 17, 2009‎
Resident someone had taken oxycodone, Clanazopam and Adderall pills and $150 in cash. -- THEFTS FROM CARS on Wesley and Andre avenues and Sumac Drive on Janesville Gazette

Students report ADD as main study impediment  -  ‎Apr 14, 2009‎
Because Student Health Center information about the number of prescriptions of Adderall, the most common ADD drug, is confidential, it is uncertain whether LSU The Reveille

Shire closing Owings Mills plant to focus on new drug deals  -  ‎Apr 3, 2009‎
Shire Pharmaceuticals Group PLC wants to invest its resources on buying small drug companies and striking licensing deals, rather than manufacturing, Bizjournals.com

Playing with prescriptions  -  ‎Apr 7, 2009‎
Instead, the emergence of Adderall drug dealings has turned libraries into places of transaction, where the pills are handed out like study guides. U Weekly

Chatfield teens accused of agreeing to sell pills, split the profits  -  ‎Apr 3, 2009‎
They are accused of selling oxycodone, a pain narcotic, and Adderall, an amphetamine, to other students at Chosen Valley High School in November. Post-Bulletin

Mobile meth lab found in China area  -  ‎Apr 14, 2009‎
Deputies also found the prescription drug Adderall in the vehicle, Walston said. Rodney Revia, 44, has been jailed on several outstanding warrants and Beaumont Enterprise

Homework: The ADD debate continue  -  ‎Apr 12, 2009‎
If you disagree, at least read why Canada has banned Adderall and why the marketing of ADD/ADHD drugs must include warnings of the potential for increased Abilene Reporter-News

All-nighters part of college life  -  ‎Apr 17, 2009‎
For a lot of college students all-nighters require taking a study drug, such as Adderall, to stay awake all night without losing focus. The Reflector online

UFC NEWS: Jensen vs. Steinbeiss fight cancelled for Fight Night 18 ...  -  ‎Mar 31, 2009‎
Adderall is used primarily as a drug to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, and it "affects chemicals in the brain and nerves that MMATorch

Cincinnati man arrested after passing out driving  -  ‎Apr 8, 2009‎
During a search of Struve, police found three pills in a plastic baggy, one of which was Adderall. Officers later learned Struve has a prescription for the Oxford Press

Watson Pharm Shrs Up; Wins Patent Suit Filed By JNJ Unit  -  ‎Mar 31, 2009‎
Adderall itself is expected to lose patent protection this year, which would add to pressure on all branded drugs. Also, Watson had indicted in the past it Wall Street Journal

College Students Are Popping Smart Pills  -  ‎Apr 13, 2009‎
The drugs adderall and ritalin are prescribed for attention deficit disorder. But students are quickly realizing the drugs also help them focus faster and Business News - KPLR

Coconut Creek High School student charged in drug sales  -  ‎Apr 2, 2009‎
The boy, 17, whom police did not identify, was charged with possession and intent to distribute Adderall, a felony, Coconut Creek police spokesman Anthony MiamiHerald.com

Some admit illicit use of stimulants  -  ‎Apr 3, 2009‎
Nearly 8 percent of students have illegally used prescription stimulants - such as Adderall, Dexedrine and Ritalin - during this academic year, according to The Brown Daily Herald

Student arrested on 11 counts of drug charges  -  ‎Apr 17, 2009‎
...a small amount of cocaine, six pills of Ritalin, 47 pills of Adderall, 10 pills of Ativan and one pill of Seroquel from Faulkner's room. UConn Daily Campus

Teens arrested for pill sale on school bus  -  ‎Apr 7, 2009‎
The alleged sale of Adderall pills, used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, took place while the students were on the bus together, Superior Telegram

ADHD Drugs Could also be Effective Against Obesity  -  ‎Apr 8, 2009‎
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) drugs like Ritalin could be effective against obesity. Severely obese might lack the will power to lose MedIndia

Ex-Horn Juston Street arrested on DWI charge  -  ‎Apr 4, 2009‎
He lost his balance during one sobriety test, and told the officer that he had consumed four beers and a pharmaceutical called Adderall. Austin American-Statesman

Is erasing painful memories worthwhile?  -  ‎Apr 14, 2009‎
If study drugs, such as Adderall, are steroids for students - then PKMzeta in pill form is a steroid for Gods. We all would be walking encyclopedias, Red and Black

Could a pill make you smarter? Some people say yes!  -  ‎Mar 30, 2009‎
It includes popular attention deficit disorder medications, Ritalin and Adderall. These drugs are said to improve memory, concentration and learning. WCBD

Marijuana arrests on campus continue to rise  -  ‎Apr 20, 2009‎
Most student drug violations involve marijuana and Adderall, Norman said. “The point for us is to make sure that they're going to change the habit,� Norman LSU The Reveille

Two women square off over stolen drugs, makeup items  -  ‎Apr 5, 2009‎
The woman who filed the complaint said she was taking the drug Adderall because she claimed it helped with her rock cocaine addiction, and that eight of her Destin Log

Augusten Burroughs  -  ‎Apr 19, 2009‎
Pork chops sprinkled with Adderall, I guess. 6. You're proud of this accomplishment, but why? The publication of my first book, Sellevision. PopMatters

Researchers may have misled the public about the use of medication ...  -  ‎Mar 30, 2009‎
Pelham noted that the drugs, including Adderall and Concerta, are among the medications most frequently prescribed for American children, adding, Examiner.com

Generic version of ADHD drug reaches market early  -  ‎Apr 7, 2009‎
Teva has started selling generic versions of Shire plc's Adderall XR drug (mixed amphetamine salts) in the US years prior to the patent expiration, Modern Medicine

Written by Administrator  -  ‎Apr 5, 2009‎
...from a September 2008 incident in which Pembroke police allegedly found a prescription Adderall pill in his pocket while arresting him on a warrant. Pembroke Express

Yes we can!  -  ‎Apr 1, 2009‎
Though the upcoming battle with reality is sure to be trying, we at the editorial page board have once again found your ticket to salvation: Adderall. The Brown Daily Herald

Role of drugs, pharmaceutical industry examined  -  ‎Apr 16, 2009‎
My son began using Adderall 11 years ago in conjunction with the measures mentioned above. Today he is a 6-foot-2, successful college student preparing to USA Today

Album: The Hold Steady, A Positive Rage (Rough Trade)  -  ‎Apr 2, 2009‎
But he has some great lines; I love the bit in "Ask Her for Adderall" about someone "supporting the Stones, it's her favourite band, except for The Ramones" Independent

Police Beat  -  ‎Mar 30, 2009‎
The man said that they were Adderall pills he had gotten from a friend to help him concentrate. All of the contraband was taken from the man's room. Arizona Daily Wildcat

Curiosities: How can stimulants calm hyperactivity?  -  ‎Mar 30, 2009‎
It’s the same with Ritalin, Adderall and other stimulant medications now taken by millions of Americans to quell the symptoms of attention deficit Wisconsin State Journal

Treatment for mental illness takes many forms  -  ‎Apr 14, 2009‎
These are drugs such as Adderall—which is often prescribed for ADHD but is being used more and more recreationally. “We’re very cautious about stimulants, CU Columbia Spectator

ADHD drugs work for only the first few months  -  ‎Apr 1, 2009‎
...the very positive one the same research group reached in 1999 when it advocated the long-term use of ADHD drugs such as Ritalin, Adderall and Concerta. What Doctors Don't Tell You

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