Adderall

plural Adderalls

1. countableuncountablemedicineA 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.

   Pop a couple of Adderalls.

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   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.

   2008, Jay Gordon, The ADD and ADHD Cure: The Natural Way to Treat Hyperactivity and Refocus Your Child

   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.

   2016, Douglas Coupland, “New Moods”, in Bit Rot, London: William Heinemann, →ISBN, page 92

   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.

   2021 November 18, Ed Shanahan, “Judge Spares Man in Teen Rape Case: ‘Incarceration Isn’t Appropriate’”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 11 Dec 2021

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

   2023, Britney Spears, The Woman in Me, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN

   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.

   2025 May 30, Joseph Gedeon, “Elon Musk allegedly took large amounts of drugs including ketamine while advising Trump – report”, in The Guardian, →ISSN, archived from the original on 06 Dec 2025

   Synonyms: Addie//Addy