Adderall Addiction

A major medical journal is calling on Canada's universities and colleges to do more to prevent abuse of stimulants, such as Ritalin and Adderall, among its students for enhancing academic achievement.

Statistics on teen drug use and abuse tell one side of the story; youthful addicts needing treatment and fractured families tell the other side.

By: Dan Holtmeyer Last year, a larger proportion of Americans ages 12 or older used illicit drugs than in any other year in almost two decades. ...

The most commonly abused prescription drugs fall into three classes, the DEA said. They are: Opioids: oxycodone (OxyContin), hydrocodone (Vicodin) and meperidine (Demerol) Depressants, including pentobarbital (Nembutal), diazepam (Valium) and alprazolam (

Ten years ago, if a federal Drug Enforcement Administration agent were told he would be chasing traffickers in illicit prescription drugs like pain relievers and sedatives, he likely would have laughed. Not anymore.