Meaning of Adderall | Babel Free

Definitions

A brand name for a psychostimulant combination drug containing four salts of amphetamine, used in the treatment of conditions such as ADHD and narcolepsy and often misused as a recreational drug.

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Examples

“Pop a couple of Adderalls.”

“Doctors and the media have⟳ helped to create⟳ the belief that the best way to treat⟳ ADD⟳/ADHD is with stimulant medications, such as Ritalin or Adderall.”

“A few years back I tried that “Harvard drug,” Adderall, which gives you the power to read⟳ for twelve hours straight and internalize everything you read⟳—and it was a total disaster.”

“He was a teenager too, a student at an elite private boys school whose family’s western New York home was known as a party house where teens gathered to consume⟳ liquor, marijuana and Adderall.”

“Adderall made me high, yes, but what I found far more appealing was that it gave me a few hours of feeling less depressed.”

“His regular medication box contained pills bearing Adderall markings alongside other substances, according to sources with the Times who have⟳ seen photographs of the container.”

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