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Misuse of Adderall promotes stigma and mistrust for patients who need it, says researcher
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Misuse of Adderall promotes stigma and mistrust for patients who need it, says researcher

by Habibeh Khoshbouei, The Conversation Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The nationwide shortages of Adderall that began in fall 2022 have brought renewed attention to the beleaguered drug, which is used to treat attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and narcolepsy. Adderall became a go-to drug for ADHD over the past two decades but quickly came under fire because of overprescription and misuse. In some cases, people who do not...