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41 J.L. & Educ. 585 (2012)
Adderall Abuse: Regulating the Academic Steroid

handle is hein.journals/jle41 and id is 591 raw text is: Chalk Talks- Adderall Abuse: Regulating the Academic Steroid Students illegally use Adderall, a prescription drug, every day to enhance their abilities to study or to cram for exams. A recent survey showed that 591 of 1387 students not diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) had used Adderall or other stimulants without a prescription.' This means that 4.9% of eighth graders, 8.5% of tenth graders, and at least 10% of twelfth graders have used Adderall despite not having a prescription for the drug.' Approximately 25% of college students admit to using Adderall to help prepare for and take exams. Since 1990, sales of ADHD medications like Adderall have increased by 400 percent Adderall is defined as a single-entity amphetamine product combin- ing the neutral sulfate salts of dextroamphetamine and amphetamine, with the dextro isomer of amphetamine saccharate and d, I-amphetamine aspartate. It is used to treat individuals with ADHD and Narcolepsy6 and works to enhance concentration by stimulating the production of dopamine and norepinephrine in the brain.7 Students that do not have ADHD are drawn to the drug because it over-stimulates the brain, creat- ing super-enhanced focus.' 1. James Pavisian, Student Author. The Case For Human Ingenuity: How Adderall Has Sullied the Game, 48 Washburn L.J. 175, 180 (2008). 2. Id. at 183. 3. Id. 4. Id. at 181. 5. Drugs.com, Adderall. http://www.drugs.com/pro/adderal.html (accessed Nov. 15, 2011). 6. Id. 7. Jennifer Schiffner. Harder Better, Faster Stronger: Regulating Illicit Adderall Use Among Law Students and Law Schools. Berkeley Electronic Press 1. 1 2 (Jan. 2010), http://works.bepress.com/jennifer-schiffner/1. 8. Id. at 21 1. 585

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