Comments on: Adderall advantage?

By: bill

bill — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 22:19:49 +0000

Why in the world would Shire Pharmaceuticals think that Adderall is not addictive? Maybe because if it was defined as one of the many addiction prescription drugs, they would have to make the label bigger to handle all the side effects.

By: Tym

Tym — Wed, 04 Oct 2006 00:30:56 +0000

Actually, Shire does state that Adderall can be addictive. I really don’t think that the average college student who abuses Adderall as a study-drug (and takes a dosage within the normal 5-30mg/day range) has much to worry about, but the potential is ther.

“DRUG ABUSE AND DEPENDENCE
ADDERALL XR® is a Schedule II controlled substance.
Amphetamines have been extensively abused. Tolerance, extreme psychological dependence, and severe social disability have occurred…Abrupt cessation following prolonged high dosage administration results in extreme fatigue and mental depression;… Manifestations of chronic intoxication
with amphetamines may include severe dermatoses, marked insomnia, irritability, hyperactivity, and personality changes. The most severe manifestation of chronic intoxication is psychosis, often clinically indistinguishable from schizophrenia”

By: Drew

Drew — Wed, 03 May 2006 01:57:28 +0000

Nope.

By: catherine

catherine — Wed, 22 Mar 2006 05:02:32 +0000

I find it almost absurd what students will do just to keep ahead of the competition, to get that extra advantage, to preform better than the student sitting next to you. Is it just an American obsession as so many authors have pointed out, or is it just a human flaw. We are created with more capacities then any other animal on earth and yet still it isnt enough. Students and adults are willing to put thier life long health at risk just to prove something. But what is it we are proving and to whom? Most we wear are bodies into the ground just to keep up, and if this is the price of becoming “sucessful” is it wourth the cost?

By: SyntheticSoul

SyntheticSoul — Tue, 20 Dec 2005 19:34:35 +0000

For those of you who are unaware by now, the world is an unfair place and people will resort to much worse to get an advantage. Get used to it.

http://religiondrugspolitics.blogspot.com/

By: Miguel

Miguel — Wed, 12 Oct 2005 10:12:10 +0000

I have come across no other prescription medication (except maybe Desoxyn, containing only methamphetamine) with as high of an addiction potential than Adderall (or Dexedrine, or any prescription combination of amphetamine salts).

By: Todd

Todd — Mon, 22 Aug 2005 19:18:37 +0000

: Try taking adderall for 5 months, and miss a few daily doses than let the experts tell you its not addictive.

By: Punk Floyd

Punk Floyd — Mon, 08 Aug 2005 04:43:50 +0000

esigner stimulants like Adderall are far less dangerous than cocaine or methamphetamines. According to the Shire Pharmaceuticals Group, which makes Adderall, medical research has found it has no potential for addiction.

Oh. this is precious. I guess they never looked at the ingredients label:

Dextroamphetamine Saccharate 7.5 mg
Amphetamine Aspartate 7.5 mg
Dextroamphetamine Sulfate USP 7.5 mg
Amphetamine Sulfate USP 7.5 mg

By: Bayle

Bayle — Tue, 02 Aug 2005 08:51:08 +0000

For those who just tuned in, check out the comments on another article we posted about this for more first-hand anecdotes: http://neurodudes.com/2004/12/28/adderall-abuse-with-students

Compare “no potential for addiction” with http://neurodudes.com/2004/12/28/adderall-abuse-with-students/#comment-672, for example. Now, there’s different kinds of addiction and I’m not a specialist, but this sounds like something.

(btw, though, I do NOT think Adderall should be banned)