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Students Still Seek Better Grades Through Drugs

By Chrisanne Grise

High-pressure high schools are hotbeds of the risky abuse of "academic steroids" like Adderall. MORE  

Fake Adderall Flooding Internet, Warns FDA

By Valerie Tejeda

Websites are peddling harmful fake versions of the ADHD drug, as demand rises. MORE  

Students OK Adderal, But Not Steroids

By Bryan Le

College students feel taking performance enhancers for sports is worse behavior than using drugs to aid studying. MORE  

Morning Roundup: January 2, 2012

By Luke Walker

Boston Counts the Cost of Being Nation's Drunkest City, Adderall Drought Continues into New Year, and UK "Celebrates" With Public Drunkenness. MORE  

PCP, Quaaludes, Mescaline. What Became of Yesterday's "It" Drugs?

By Adam K. Raymond

Once decried as threats to our civilization, they're now all but forgotten. How did they fall under the radar? MORE  

Why Big Pharma is Causing the Adderall Shortage

By Moe Tkacik

A widespread shortage of the ADD pill is driving a nation of Adderall users to distraction. Naturally, it all comes down to drug company profits. MORE  

Common Prescriptions That Can Push You Over the Edge

By Jeff Forester

Except for the most hard-headed hardliners, most addiction experts agree: taking psychotropic drugs doesn't mean you're not sober. But some anti-depressants are better than others. MORE  

Addicts and Adderall

By Judy McGuire

Many people in recovery struggle with ADD. Judy McGuire explores whether or not the treatment is more dangerous than the problem. MORE  

Stumped NC Cops Pump Public On Prescription Drugs

By Jennifer Matesa

Police plan to prise prescription drug abuse information from North Carolinians with an online questionnaire and a $25 gift card. MORE  

NBC Video: College Students’ Widespread Abuse of Adderall

By Dirk Hanson

“When I’m on Adderall and I’m looking at the textbook I can forget about everything else around me,” one student told the Today Show. MORE  

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