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Article: Middle, high and college students abusing drugs used to treat hyperactivity disorder.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
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- July 25, 2003
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Byline: Eric Adler
KANSAS CITY, Mo. _ For years drugs such as Ritalin and Adderall have been helping kids with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder stay focused.
But now, school and law enforcement authorities say, more and more kids without ADHD are using the brain-stimulating pills just to get high. Or, because the drugs are related to amphetamines, to keep their brains hyperalert for long bouts of studying.
Middle school. High school. College.
Adderall, said one University of Kansas student, "is really popular around finals time." Like other students interviewed, she did not want her name used.
"Everyone was talking ...