An Educational Perspective
Based on Information Contained In
The Indiana Prevention Resource Center
Factline on Adderall®
By the end of this presentation:
you will have…
(1) Been exposed to general information about
Adderall® .
(2) Learned some basic facts about Adderall®
users in Indiana.
(3) Viewed the potential consequences of Adderall®
use, both short-term and long-term.
(4) Learned about prevention efforts in Indiana.
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Adderall®, is a schedule II substance that is typically
prescribed to treat Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity
Disorder, Attention Deficit Disorder and Narcolepsy.
The Drug is manufactured by Shire Pharmaceutical
Group and comes in 5,7.5, 10, 12.5,15, 20 and 30 mg
doses along with a extended release version,
Adderall®, XR.
Estimates from the National Household Survey on
Drug Abuse have indicated that the percentage of
12- to 17- year-olds who have reported using
stimulants once in their lifetime in 1999 was roughly
4 percent.
According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse,
middle- and upper- socioeconomic class teenagers
are most likely to begin abusing Adderall®.
Some intravenous drug users combine heroin and
Adderall® to intensify the drug’s effect.
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Until recently, little distinction was made between Ritalin and other
drugs treating ADD or ADHD. Therefore, there is scant data about
the incidence and prevalence of Adderall.
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Drugs such as Adderall® are legally prescribed for
individuals diagnosed with ADHD/ADD, but are
easily available for non-medicinal use.
Adolescents my acquire the drug from peers,
friends, or family who have legal prescriptions.
In some instances, adolescents my steal the drug
from medical dispensaries.
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Typical street names include:
Pep pills
Bennies
Christmas
trees
Dexies
Black
Beauties
Double
Trouble
Uppers
Beans
Speed
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Musculoskeletal movement
difficulty
Euphoria
Tremors
Restlessness
False sense of well-being
Severe headaches
Insomnia
Seizures
Dizziness
Nausea
Paranoia and feelings of hostility
Irregular Heartbeat/Heart Failure
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• Keep medical supplies in a secure location,
such as a locked room, drawer, or cabinet.
• Adults should not allow adolescent patients to
self-administer ADD/ADHD medications without
supervision.
• Children should be prohibited from carrying
ADD/ADHD medications to school.
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• All medication should be provided in properly
labeled containers to identify the prescribed
dosage, frequency of administration and name
of the medication.
• Children should be prohibited from carrying
ADD/ADHD medications to school.
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Currently, Adderall® is a schedule II substance.
Possession of the drug, without a
prescription, is in violation of Indiana Code IC
35-48-4-7 (possession of a controlled
substance) and is a class D felony.
Illegal possession on a school bus or school
property is a class C felony in Indiana.
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The Indiana Prevention Resource Center’s Survey on Alcohol,
Tobacco, and Other Drug Use by Indiana Children and
Adolescents; Data from 1996-2005.
http://www.drugs.indiana.edu/survey/atod/index.html
The Indiana Criminal Justice Institute
http://www.in.gov/cji/index.html
The National Institute on Drug Abuse
www.nida.nih.gov/
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Contact us
Indiana Prevention Resource Center
2735 East 10th Street, CA110
Bloomington, IN 47408-2602
Phone: 1-800-346-3077 or 812-855-1237
Fax: 812-855-4940
E-mail: drugprc@indiana.edu
http://www.drugs.indiana.edu
Content in this presentation based, in part, on a Factline produced by Bilesha Perera, Ph.D, MS in 2005 and © The Indiana
Prevention Resource Center.
The Indiana Prevention Resource Center is funded, in part, by a contract with the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration,
Division of Mental Health and Addiction, financially supported through HHS/Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration,
Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant. The IPRC is operated by the Indiana
University Department of Applied Health Science and School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation. It is affiliated with the
Department's Institute of Drug Abuse Prevention. The opinions expressed herein are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the
Trustees of Indiana University or the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration. Indiana University accepts full responsibility for
the content of this publication. © Copyright, 2005 by the Trustees of Indiana University.
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