The father of a Harvard College sophomore who killed himself in 2007 sued the school’s president and fellows for wrongful death, alleging the institution’s health service prescribed drugs known to increase suicide risk.
University of Texas Health Science Center doctoral student Joshua Gowin describes the effects of Adderall and Ritalin to the drugs’ primary receivers. The act of taking these habit-forming drugs probably dispels any attempt at being smart anyway. It turns out that Adderall users are those who need to cram in a few extra hours of study time because they did not plan ahead to begin with.
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”. Among the adverse and potentially life-threatening effects of stimulant addiction are cardiovascular failure, seizures, and feelings of paranoia.
Because of my medical training, my goal as a physician is to look for and treat the underlying conditions causing the patient’s problem, rather than just covering up those symptoms with drugs.
A source has told CBS News that the defense team for a former football coach charged in the death of one of his players is planning to claim the amphetamine medication Adderall, prescribed for the player’s attention deficit disorder, could be to blame for his death.