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The Daily OrangeAdderall use aids academics but has dangerous implications
By Katherine Paster
Posted: 10/17/06, 12:17 AM EST Section: Opinion
Adderall was banned from the Canadian market when 12 people died of Sudden Death Syndrome. Suspicions were confirmed in 2006 when the FDA suggested the application of a "black box warning" due to the increased risk of SDS in patients with heart problems. These warnings apply to those who take the prescribed medication in the correct doses, not just to Adderall abusers.
"Patients who develop symptoms such as chest pain during exertion, unexplained fainting or other possible heart symptoms should promptly get a heart evaluation. Sudden death, stroke, and heart attack have been reported in adults taking stimulant drugs at usual doses for ADHD," said the FDA label.
I know we all think it's OK to pop pills when it's for school; it keeps our folks off our backs and our GPAs high. The harsh truth is that while it makes us work harder, faster and more efficiently, the use of Adderall as an "academic steroid" could have fatal consequences.
Katherine Paster is a contributing columnist for The Daily Orange. Email her at kapaster@syr.edu.
"Patients who develop symptoms such as chest pain during exertion, unexplained fainting or other possible heart symptoms should promptly get a heart evaluation. Sudden death, stroke, and heart attack have been reported in adults taking stimulant drugs at usual doses for ADHD," said the FDA label.
I know we all think it's OK to pop pills when it's for school; it keeps our folks off our backs and our GPAs high. The harsh truth is that while it makes us work harder, faster and more efficiently, the use of Adderall as an "academic steroid" could have fatal consequences.
Katherine Paster is a contributing columnist for The Daily Orange. Email her at kapaster@syr.edu.
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Colin
posted 8/02/08 @ 2:05 PM EST
Doctors don't prescribe "grams" of adderall. Taking even one gram of amphetamine would be fatal (adderall is a mixture of 4 amphetamine salts). Good job interviewing the most ignorant person you could find. (Continued…)
Sgt. Banana
posted 9/20/08 @ 4:45 AM EST
Meh, I think I'll keep popping Adderall. I could find more deaths linked to drinking milk than I could Adderall. Nice scare tactic though, but you should keep working on it. (Continued…)
informant
posted 5/19/09 @ 2:41 AM EST
just so you know, acid and LSD are the same thing.
millivanilli
posted 7/01/09 @ 11:54 AM EST
glad to see there are crooked doctors prescribing add meds w/o actually testing for ADD. because the tests cost thousands and take a few months. i have severe ADHD, i've been taking adderall since a kid and have never been on more than 20 mgs (not grams, idiots) in my life. (Continued…)
Sydney
posted 11/17/09 @ 3:08 PM EST
Yall of frieken retarded i LOVE aderall!! haha suck on that skeptics
Brian
posted 11/18/09 @ 10:04 PM EST
I love how this article says its prescribed in gram amounts, and that acid and LSD are implied to be two different substances.
Pretty obvious why newhouse kids choose newhouse. (Continued…)
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