Adderall

His pint-sized daughter, Alma, spends most of her time practicing violin—and asking her mother to let her take Adderall so that she can practice even more.

In 2005, Joshua Foer took on the noble task of trying out non-prescription Adderall for a week.

Halpern prescribes the medi-meth for patients who get recurrent urinary-tract infections—a side effect from Adderall or Ritalin.

Adderall is an inferior drug, asserts Hart, because of its side effects.

A 2012 report states, the sporadic use of Adderall with alcohol can cause “serious cardiovascular adverse effects.”

Of course, many students using Adderall never get a prescription at all.