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Feds charge nearly 200 doctors, nurses and others in $2.75B health care scam
The two-week operation ensnared defendants accused of illegally distributing millions of pills of the stimulant Adderall.
Our child has ADHD — the Adderall shortage is costing our family $280 more a month we can't afford
“With medication and accommodations at school, my daughter is a straight-A student. Without the medication, she’s failing,” one mom lamented. “It’s that stark of a difference.”
Sam Bankman-Fried lawyers gripe his Adderall is wearing off during trial
Sam Bankman-Fried is still not getting his prescribed dose of Adderall - impacting the disgraced crypto magnate's ability to focus as he weighs the pivotal decision of whether to testify...
Adderall ODs and errors mean it's time to rethink kids' medical issues
Let’s give amphetamines to children, said the shrinks. What could go wrong? A lot, it turns out: 2021 saw some 7,600 poison-control calls driven by medication errors around ADHD drugs...
Thousands of kids are poisoned as ADHD med errors skyrocket 300%
In 2021 alone, there were over 7,600 poison control calls involving ADHD meds for kids — affecting one child every 100 minutes.
Why Sam Bankman-Fried likely won't get Adderall while locked up in Brooklyn jail
Federal Bureau of Prisons, which oversees Metropolitan Detention Center, generally does not allow Adderall.
Adderall, Ritalin can decrease productivity in people without ADHD: study
Participants were evaluated on how they performed a test called the Knapsack Optimization Problem — or "knapsack task."
One in four middle, high school students with ADHD are abusing Adderall, Ritalin: study
Stimulants are becoming increasingly common in the treatment of ADHD, but they rank as the most misused prescription drug among teens.
Teens are abusing Adderall bought online amid national shortage: CDC alert
Researchers analyzed how many middle and high school students abuse the ADHD medication.
My teen son needs Adderall, but all the pharmacies are out: It's really scary
"I feel like a drug addict," says one mom of the judgement she's faced as she struggles to fill her child's prescription.
Xanax, Adderall patients denied prescriptions due to opioid settlement: report
Pharmacists say that they are being prevented from fulfilling orders on key medications such as Xanax and Adderall.
Adderall usage so high post-lockdown, there's a shortage: CDC alert
Women in their early 20s saw the biggest increase in prescriptions during the pandemic, the CDC reported.
Everyone downplays Jan. 6, blame the Feds for Adderall shortage and other commentary
Conservative: Everyone Downplays Jan. 6 CNN’s “Stephen Collinson is quite irked that Americans are more worried about inflation and grocery prices than the events of January 6 and the continuing nonsensical claim...
Feds seize record amount of meth-laced fake Adderall pills
DEA agents seized more than 660,000 bogus Adderall pills containing meth in Rhode Island -- the largest seizure of its kind in the US -- and charged 27-year-old Dylan Rodas...
Fentanyl is becoming more accessible to kids on social media, raising alarms for parents
In December, police confiscated vape pens laced with fentanyl from students at two high schools. One in Madisonville, Tennessee, and another in Norwalk, Connecticut.
NYC psychiatrist busted for illegally prescribing drugs for cash
A Manhattan psychiatrist and medical assistant were busted Monday for illegally prescribing highly addictive drugs to undercover agents for no legitimate medical purpose in exchange for cash, authorities said. After...
Who gets to decide whether it's medicine or drug abuse?
When Eben Britton received a prescription for Adderall along with a diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), the former NFL player’s wife says in the new Netflix documentary “Take...
Odell Beckham, Giants shut down amid report of drugs on boat
What happens in Miami Beach stays in Miami Beach. After a report surfaced that drugs were being offered on the boat that Giants wide receivers Odell Beckham Jr., Victor Cruz,...
Teen killed parents after hosting drug-fueled house party: police
ECLECTIC, Ala. — A central Alabama teenager was jailed on a murder charge after an apparent dispute over a house party and drugs led to the shooting deaths of his...
Why this ADHD drug for kids is so controversial
This new ADHD medication for kids comes in a fruity package. Adzenys XR-ODT, an extended-release amphetamine, was released in May and is aimed at children 6 years and older with...