75,000 Americans show signs of addiction to stimulant drugs such as Ritalin and Adderall, says a new study in the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence, and over 1.6 million have misused the the drugs. Students are using stimulants to boost their academic performances. But the study itself was funded by Eli Lilly, the manufacturer of Strattera, a non-stimulant alternative. The full story appears in The Washington Post.
Have a look as well at Joshua Foer's 2005 article in Slate.com, "The Adderall Me: My Romance with ADHD Meds." Larry Diller writes about marketing stimulants in his 2001 Salon.com article, "An end run to marketing victory." The WBUR radio show On Point ran a program last week on ADHD drugs, especially the recommendation of an FDA advisory panel that stimulants be tagged with a "black box" warning.
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