Adderall deaths question -10pts?
Answer:
First ignore paintmeblue - she is utterly incorrect regarding adderal.
amphetamines (and that is what adderal is) are NOT exactly like cocaine.
For one thing the extremely addictive nature of cocaine is due to is "SHORT" period of activity. People need to do it over and over again in one day. Other characteristics of the drug make the body crave it faster and stronger than amphetamines
2nd. when it comes to ADD and ADHD and even bipolars the "addictive nature" of adderal is NOT an issue.
They are not able to become addicted.
This does NOT mean they canNOT abuse it.
Abusing a drug negates any benefial role it may be used for someone.
When being abused it is WRONG to then label the drug itself as dangerous.
That makes no more sense than saying people who have a glass of wine at dinner are just as bad as people who drive while totall wasted.
Addiction is an uncontrollable need physical and/or mental for a medication.
Without that drug whatever drug it is - a person can suffer all sorts of painful, unpleasant mental and physical side effects.
ADD and ADHD people (IF THEY REALLY TRULY ARE) will NOT have withdrawal from adderal.
I truly wonder about Paris Hilton's claim regarding being ADD - If she were - she should not have had "withdrawal symptoms" in jail.
More than likely - based on the videos on youtube that have her admitting a fondness for other drugs - if she was suffering from any sort of withdrawal it was something OTHER than adderal. However, because adderal is LEGAL and the other drugs she talks about on youtube as enjoying are NOT, to protect herself she said she was having problems with adderal.
As far as people dying from adderal.
First off there are NOT that many. More people die from taking too much tylenol than die from Adderal.
Second, to die from adderal is EXTREMELY difficult IF the only thing a person taking is Adderal for ADD for example
Very few people would ever just "take adderall and nothing else" in their personal drug abuse.
Now if someone is abusing the drug for fun, and dies from it - it's not a bright idea to believe it was ONLY adderal. It is very hard to OD on adderal, and if someone does, there are ready antidotes.
If you were able to find out all the info, you'd probably find out the person had several drugs in their system, and the interaction between the drugs, legal and illegal did unexpected things to them and killed them.
People who abuse drugs rarely just take one, and adderal is rarely the first and only drug they ever have taken. It often is next to last in a long list of party drugs.
When people blame adderal they are looking for an easy lazy answer that doesn't bear up under scrutiny.
The decision in Canada about adderal was NOT scientific.
It was a "panic" reaction by uninformed legislators desperate to look like they were "doing something" to solve a problem.
The links to adderal were "inconclusive" at best. Like the USA, in Canada people think of adderal as one of the most evil drugs ever made. When the truth is not that clear.
Alcohol is legal and is responsible for 1000s and 1000s of deaths annually, but no one panics or gets paranoid.
Cigarettes cause 100,000s of cases of lung cancer annually and 1000s die and nobody is banning it.
50 people die in Canada for unclear reasons, and most took adderall and that's all they need to stop using it? Give me a break.
Every medication can be abused. Almost any substance taken in excess can kill you, even clean pure water. If you drink too much all at once you'll die - no joke.
In the end it's the abuse that is the problem not the drug, after that is the widespread ignorance that exists thanks to people who are too closed minded to understand that the fact that some people abuse drugs, does NOT mean the drug itself is evil or dangerous when used responsibly.
So in a nutshell you are absolutely correct - anyone who "supposedly" has died from taking adderall is unlikely to have been following the instructions, and more than likely was ABUSING the drug and taking it in ways to enhance its potency.
Adderal lasts for hours.
they were taking it incorrectly
I don't know how they were taking it, but I can tell you why they died.
Adderal affects the brain in exactly the same way as cocaine. Exactly. It is just as addictive, and just as harmful. (Interesting enough, it works the other way around, too. People with severe ADD aren't energized by coke, they feel calmer and more focused) People are so stupid sometimes.. just because its prescribed doesn't mean it can't hurt you.
Johhny:
a) Adderal is addictive. Very very addictive. Psychologically and physically. It doesn't matter if you have ADD or not. Talk to anyone who has been prescribed the medication for a long period of time, and ask them how they feel when they don't take it. People with ADD become psychologically dependent - they cannot function with out it. People who do not have add become physically dependent. Before you tell me I'm wrong, ask anyone who has ever abused it.
Here- I'll even back it up.
http://www.adrugrecall.com/adderall/dang...
"Recent findings following the death of 51 patients taking the medication suggest that Adderall may be associated with the onset of high blood pressure, heart attacks and other serious and potentially fatal side effects"
http://www.adrugrecall.com/news/adderall...
""I think there has become an attitude that medications like Adderall and methylphenidate (Ritalin and Concerta) really aren't dangerous," says Dr. Carol Milam of the Vanderbilt University Student Health Center. This is a huge misconception that can result in serious side effects or drug addition."
http://www.ifafitness.com/health/adhdmis...
That one is on the dangers of abuse and dependence.
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