Posts Tagged ‘addiction’

Adderall addiction: A growing trend with life-threatening consequences

Saturday, October 3rd, 2009

TestCountry.com
October 3, 2009

We have posted about stimulant addiction a few times, and so have a few thousand other sites, but it seems that we are still not talking about it enough. When we try to scour the news, we still find that Adderall addiction is still prevalent in high schools, universities – and even the family kitchen.

AdderallA Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools nurse was charged recently with obtaining a controlled substance by fraud or forgery and embezzlement by an employee”. According to a feature by the Charlotte Observer, the 52-year-old nurse was working with a school that serves cognitively disabled students, and was accused of replacing the Adderall prescription of a 19-year-old handicapped student with vitamins. She was supposed to monitor and administer the students’ prescription; the incident led to her nursing license being revoked.

Stimulant addiction can be rather tricky; it is probably due to the fact that as opposed to other illegal substances such as cocaine and heroin, the trigger for taking the drugs outside of its primary medical purpose appears “harmless”.

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Think psych drugs aren’t as addictive as street drugs? Think again: Adderal, Ritalin: Drug Addiction Warning

Monday, September 14th, 2009

Atlanta Recovery Center
Trans World News
September 14, 2009

Prescription stimulants, such as Adderal, Dexedrine, Concerta, or Ritalin, have been prescribed for a number of reasons.

However, what many people don’t realize is that these drugs can be habit forming, if not addictive.

“Drug addiction takes many guises,” comments Mary Rieser, Executive Director for the Atlanta Recovery Center. “Whether a student who legally takes Adderal to help them stay awake at night to study, and find themselves hooked, to the housewife trying to lose a few pounds- stimulants are addictive and drug addiction can strike the wealthy, the poor, all social levels and classes. Stories of children trading their Ritalin for other drugs are common. Illegal drugs such as cocaine and methamphetamine are also stimulants and are also highly addictive.

“Don’t let someone you know become addicted to prescription stimulants- know the facts.”

Read entire article: http://www.transworldnews.com/NewsStory.aspx?id=121767&cat=15

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