Pass or Fail: Adderall 101

[pandpinjapan]

Little known fact: The Beatles used Amphetamines to keep them going through those 8 hour gigs in Hamburg.

[MicDav23]

Adderall is probably the closest thing to NZT you can get

[Tj5923]

adderall will bake your mind and cause brain damage in the long term. Honestly as long as you stay hydrated and eat right it will help your add. Its called self discipline. honestly do you think drug companies care about your general health? FUCK NO wake up lazy America

[Laubotje]

@mthrnaturesson How about antipsychotics?

[ForDoverUSA]

gen x= coke gen y = pills

[augustimnot]

At college adderall is A LOT more expensive, because of the demand

[ForDoverUSA]

Coke was easier to get than addys in my day. Maybe I hung w the wrong crowd. It is true though, stimulants no doubt help.

[ForDoverUSA]

beer gets you drunk.

[ilooklikeamonky1]

they are retarted 9 a pill fuck that i gett them for one or two depends on the mg

[ronnyboy1988]

yea this drug is serious shit, I volunatarioy have chosen to stoke taking medication I am prescribed. And my life is better, I feel more "alive" who knows how I will perfom in school.

oh and most of those sideeffect do happen anxiety, depression, personality change etcccc

and the withdrawl from this drug is hell

to sick to even get out of bed ...yup. the drug is a catch 22 you will get one goal done but you will create a whole new batch of problem.

[mizmemes85]

@ronnyboy1988 I was prescribed this drug and have taken myself off. Not only was I awake all night having very negative and self-hating thoughts, but I also noticed changes on how I was taking in information. My boyfriend would compliment me and I would take it as an insult. I have been off of it for a month and at first it was very hard and my whole body ached with fatigue, but now I am living life and this drug has no control over me! I feel free.

[lukeb411]

Whoa was this filmed at UCONN?

[xxch3rryb0mb]

@lukeb411 No way, it was filmed at Michigan State University

[TheUnknownGrower]

you need to smoke it in a meth pipe!!!!

[Huggybunchyfunny]

I <3 adderall, I take it for ADHD but it makes my grades excel and increases my libido so thats just awesome!@

[twisted13jesus]

Q: Have you ever heard of Adderall?

A: Yeah. My boyfriend is a dealer.

Ed/Op: Dear boyfriend, choke that stupid bitch. She's trying to get you fucked up.

[MomoTheBellyDancer]

@twisted13jesus

"Dear boyfriend, choke that stupid bitch"

Great, so then he'll have murder on top of drug trafficking.

[Sparksterfu]

i faked my symptoms and my doctor bought it, I only use it like once or twice weekly to study. It helps me so much. a 30 day supply will last me for like half a year.

[jwallbanger]

hey you dumbass speed popping students! go back and read the tortoise and the hare story. you'll learn all you need to know about popping adderall from that one.

[Shreddder10]

Straight up Fuck You! thats all.

[Globodyne]

I have ADD and Adderall XR is the strongest drug I've ever tried for it. With Addy all tasks seem possible!

[pwg1126]

My 22 yr old son died from addiction to his ADD medicine. Read the warning on FDA website. Some people are more genetically predisposed to addiction, and problems if your family has mental health issues. Sean tried voluntary rehab for 22 days. He made it thru 8 days of detox, but the Houston Herman Memorial PaRC kicked him out for not buying in to his addiction. He died 7 days later.

[flabdala]

@pwg1126 Wow! I so sorry for your loss!!!! :(

[CAST519]

im in arctect builder student and adderall helping me focus and i rather have those side effects when i get that bigg ass check .... about $200,000- $500,000 a year.its not bad unless you abuse it!

[aplushater]

Viagra causes erections, pregnancy pills prevent from creating dirty corrupt children, tylenol gets rid of headaches.. Adderall allows more focus and controls adhd... every medication has side effects ........ big deal :D

[tgseraph]

@aplushater Are you just listing actual effects and calling them side effects?

[GetSome200H8]

Did that dumb trick just say "my boyfriend is a dealer" on camera?????? Smooth move chief

[rushgrip]

These are just smart students saying it's for studying to cover getting high! hahah The dude at 1:37 is definitely taking Adderall, take it with Weed, it's great!

[RoyalWaste]

eh...

[imnotemo888]

haha my friends a dealer lmao she just threw that out i would never sell to her she would be like yeah theres me dealer right there!!

[stonerj0e]

ritalin made me psychotic and i got blamed for it !

[Gasolineboy]

Anphetamine

[TheGunslinger91]

@Gasolineboy

Amphetamine

[ckillacc]

why shuldnt we do it?todays society pushes us into doing modern drugs....

when we need to concentrate,or stay up late we take adderal,cocaine,desoxyn(crysta­l meth),methylphenidat etc,

when we need to sleep we take

cannabis,alcoholics,antidepres­sants etc..

this won't end until everyone stops demanding the ultimate out of the students..

[falzaabi]

knowledge is power , know what you taking and use it for the best you can

[smileyface1o1]

Im watching this video instead of doing homework go adderall

[BogMonkey53]

$5 a pill what the fuck?? I go through 2 blister packs of 5mg dexies in 1 night. 14 pills in a blister pack. I give away a blister pack or two to people for free when they need it.

[BogMonkey53]

I have a dexedrine prescription yip yip yip.

[HerrSpieldose]

@BogMonkey53 Dexedrine is much better than Adderall...

I switched to the Ritalin Patch for those 18 hour days because it lasts until u take it off... and isn't like the pills...

[jordanlover0g]

I am not to sure the reason they care if it's jelousy or are they trully interested in the person I can't realy say but everywhere I look for info on aderrall they all say there are serous risks but never tell me wat the are I've only seen two a stroke and I forgot the other but I did notice that my personality was different I didn't change but I acted mite my self then anything

[cheyamil]

the lady at 05:55 is lying. also most of the people who use adderall are us med students and we know exactly how to use it, hell med students were the first using ritalin and later adderall

[strechnutz21]

k so this is how we break it down baby.. ephedrine is the drug you get ampetamines and methamphetamines from. adderall has 2 types of amphetamines l and d it contains no methamphetamines. desoxyn is methamphetamines its not perscribed often tho. i love you all

[KillerCracker69]

"Serious health risks," huh? Lol! Then why the fuck is it so easy to get a prescription?? You guys are retarded. The vast majority of people who take Adderoll never even experience most of those side effects you listed. I'm a damn EMT, I know all about this shit!

[DecoyOctopus100]

adderal :D

[mplsridah]

im taking one tomorrow for studying (illegally, of course), any suggestions how many mg?

[KillerCracker69]

@mplsridah Well, that depends on how much you weigh, or how fucked up you want to get! ; )

[mplsridah]

@KillerCracker69 145 lbs and i took 10,it didn't do me anything. then i tried 20, they were all tablets, i gotta try the capsules

[KillerCracker69]

@mplsridah Yeah, the slow-release capsules are highly preferable. One 20 mg capsule when needed should last you about 12 hours. Just make sure you take it at a time agreeable with your sleep schedule (probably in the morning), it'll keep you up for sure! Haha! But try your best not to develop a dependence, too much of practically anything usually spells trouble. Hope this helps!

[stickyhandss]

I appreciate what you're trying to say here, uncover the potential dangers of Adderall.. but as a student educated in film production, this was a pretty bad documentary.

[Stan11003]

A lot of focus is on the abuse seems to be on college campuses. As a 31 yr/old I did my first dose today prescribed by doctor. I work as a IT Administrator at a large multinational. Not only did I work better I actually had less anxiety because I found could converse with colleagues and management with fumbling over my words. YMMV but its good for me.

[SelflessEmpire]

Be careful, it will take a toll on your dopamine, you have to take the right substances to keep your self replenished. MDMA (ecstacy) = seratonin. Adderall = Dopamine. I have been on it for 6 months, helped amazingly at first, I have just started to see the ugly side, my friends and wife think I turned into a arrogant jerk, my humor has tanked, my creativity very stifled. I am know trying to stop taking it and its hell on earth, I have been sleeping 12 hours + and Im scattered brained, sucks.

[BASSAROVER]

If USA has any shot of beating CHINA we should be taking stimulants by the truck load

[don1hotmail]

does it really work ,let say i studied alot last semester but didnt get the grades i want , if i take them will there be any improvements , none of the videos ived watched , no body said they saw the diff between the semesters they took it and the one they did

[rcastaneda]

HI, yes your grades improve...

Prior to my diagnosis my grades were all C's even though i studied and worked for them. After taking them my grades drastically improved to the point of gettting 4.0 every semester.

Go to your doctor and see if they find that you would benefit from taking add medication

[bitcheznhos]

you didnt get the grades you want cause u r stupid.

[revan100290]

Yes i was an f average student, i got on adderall and bam shot up to a's and b's in a very short time!

[anewunderstanding]

yes it's speed, spread the word

[Globodyne]

I gotta love the ignorant people when they see a medication's side effect list. ITS POSSIBLE side effects, doesnt mean your going to get them if ANY. Chances are you might get a headache or two, thats IT. Every drug has POSSIBLE side effects, only the ignorant are chased away by them. Unless the side effect is DEATH or LIVER FAILURE, then I wouldnt worry.

[firstandone]

Adderall is the shizzy because helps u stay up for studying, people with ADHD, and is an awesome party tool. Adderall sucks because it can cause hallucination which isn't that bad you'll see something out of the corner of your eye every now and again, dehydration 4 sure, depression usually sets in the next day that sucks. Adults have no idea because they have never heard of it. And last but not least GO GREEN, GO WHITE! JK state sucks GO BLUE, lol but you guys have some bomb ass parties!

[MsSuzz29]

adderall is not a hallucinagen... do you see things normally? lol

[nicky560]

why don't you buy a microphone?

[fruffie]

only people with ADHD need adderall. It's highly addicting and it's gonna fuck you over.

[MsSuzz29]

ignorant. pleanty of people take adderall and are prefectly fine. how do you think adderall will "fuck you over?"

it only fucks you over if you are using it to get high. even people without ADD can take addrall and it helps them with their school work.

id like to know why you think adderall is such a bad thing. its highly addicting to people who are abusing it, not for the people using it the right way.... its all about motive

[mamaluigi3]

cheating on your future employers?

What about when employers cheat on their workers by outsourcing their job to a Communist dictatorship and getting a $700 billion bailout for crashing the economy.

Give me a break...these thugs feed off the public trough and forcing these kids to compete with one another for the jobs that are left.

[MsSuzz29]

good video!

all ik is... adderall=A's

thats all i need to know..... im trying to get into nursing school, so il do wat it takes to get A's..... using ALL OF my resources

[Globodyne]

@MsSuzz29 I have ADD and I take Adderall XR. I went from having a 60% average in highschool to a 94% average in college with the use of Adderall.

[MsSuzz29]

i have ADD aswell. adderall just makes me do what i need to do. i focus perfectly and learn things so much faster. literally adderall is the reason i have all As right now.

[MrXSpeaks]

I actually believe ADD people are natural born intellectuals and/or artists, depending on their subtype and unique personality. It is not coincidence that a lot of famous writers used amphetamines or cocaine in order to get their work done.

[49o]

if its so easy to get it, why dont the supposed kids who are buying it on the DL just go get it from their doctors? duh.

its lame that a drug that is really helping people is being maligned and abused by dumb fucks

[coleman7506]

For those who keep spewing crap (like the video) ADHD and ADD has NEVER I repeat NEVER been proven to exist.  Adderall is prescribed to non-motivated, aka LAZY people who struggle in the classroom. Everyone should be able to take adderall if they want it, or it needs to be completely banned. Adderall is a very good drug with minimal side effects unless abused in high doses.

[SplendidImperfection]

I got pretty decent grades and had undiagnosed ADD while getting these grades. I didn't need Adderall for school; my doctor prescribed it to me because it helps in my daily life, not because I need it for some drastic morale boost during class. I agree, that it should be less moderated [although in reality, any specialized doctor in the field could prescribe it to you if you just tell them what they need to hear], but it is similar to crack in its ease of abuse. Less addictive, but still easy.

[ayaz1687]

Do yourself a favor and read some scientific journals about the issue of ADD / ADHD. Sadly, you are like many people who speak about something with such stubborn confidence, yet you lack much knowledge to even begin to make such a substantial claim. Non-motivated? Lazy? Lol, you haven't a slightest clue as to how debilitating this disorder is for some people. Educate yourself.

[KillerCracker69]

@ayaz1687 Preach, my well informed brother! Preach! =D

[MrXSpeaks]

ADD and ADHD are about variations in brain chemistry and there are several different types. It is complex and simple pepole who are unaffected do not understand it, and don't want to. Also like everything that is "mental" it has a social stigma. You can do your part by learning about this issue BEFORE you form an opinion.

[WhereWasBiggles]

Die raped, fucktard, unless you can provide reliable fucking evidence that it has not been proven to exist.

Your vision of laziness as cause of inability to concentrate and "be motivated" is a lame attempt to comprehend something you never will.

Legalize it for everyone means it becomes a recreational drug like alcohol.

Minimal side effects like loss of appetite and weight, paranoïa, amphetamine psychosis...

"Everyone on meth!"

Die, featuring all relatives and friends of yours.

[stargazed007]

When you take adderrall regardless of if you take adderall IR or XR you should take it on a regualr basis as a prescribed medication for ADHD/ADD. Trust me I was on this stuff since I was 7 and it requires regular bloodwork to make sure it isnt causing severe damage to your liver, kidneys, and heart. PS : never drink coffee while on adderall, at the very least you will have heart palpatations.

[PirschjaegerDrache]

I'm prescribed Adderall, but for severe hypersomina. Without it, I look and act like the living dead and my speech is slow and slurred.

[MomoTheBellyDancer]

@PirschjaegerDrache

"I look and act like the living dead and my speech is slow and slurred."

Sounds like 90% of my colleagues.

[ilikeycoloralot]

agreed with colorfulswatchs. if you feel like its very hard to concentrate...why is it so bad to be prescribed this. and second of all, if a kid uses it only for studying every so often its never gonna cause them the harm mentioned in the video. people should stop fussing about drugs theyre not so important. maybe you should question why us americans pay taxes to fund training of drug cartels over in south america if your so dam worried about drugs.

[stargazed007]

Its not bad to take this drug if you actually have ADD/ADHD and use it responsibly but even then you have side affects even if you only take it once or every so often. This isn't meant to be used like coffee or an energy drink you use to get through a night of cramming.

[colorfulswatchs]

uh yea this video is straight amateur. They listed all the severe rare side effects. They also said canada banned adderall. But they banned adderall XR. And they just load little kids up on it like 60 mg and they exercise one day and then get a heart attack because the med causes hypertension

[bjan87]

Lets read some research papers and make objective judgments.

[shelbiirobbins]

aderall is an amphetamine LOL

[Artinas]

ya it is but because it doesnt have a methyl group on its molecule it doesnt cross the blood brain barrier as swiftly which means that you will not develop brain neurotoxictiy nearly as fast

its not as dangerous but its still dangerous enough to take it with a prescription only

[brown671]

Fuck i dont have ADD but I take this shit to get high as fuck....hey its safer than meth

[jkarlos009]

Fuck i have ADD i dont even take it that shit

[cwill656]

that is bullshit people without ADD or ADHD do not need to take this just to get a advantice

i take Concerta for ADD its a stimulit and all it dose is slow me down maes me consitrate and focus stopes my randomness like i stoped takeing it for a long time like i took it form 8-13 then i stoped and i just started again to help with shcool and it changes my hole persanily it realy makes me fill slow and calm now if you take it with out the disorders its nothing more then cheating in class

[Melokat]

You probably don't take enough. Your writing is like the third word in your post.

By the way, what is consitrate and advantice? New words?

I have the perfect remedy for all those new "defective" hyper kids, condition that did not exist 30 years ago: A father and a mother to take care of them.

[WhereWasBiggles]

What about adult ADHD? Ship 'em to foster families?

...

30 years ago we didn't have internet, and probably had access to 490 less TV stations than we have today. Now, kids can't even concentrate on a YouTube video lasting more than 5 minutes or read a book for an hour. Kids want to be stimulated at all times and if they're not, they are bored and distracted by their thoughts. Not sure "love" and "care" will make them better at school.

Cwill, ask your doctor about something else than Concerta.

[Neighb0rhood]

Amber L. Stanberry, my beloved sister, 37 years old...dead from an Adderall overdose. The death shattered us all. It was ruled an accidental overdose, as we all know it was, and she was prescribed the drug by doctors. Pay attention. She had no idea how easy it would be to die from this drug.

[jkarlos009]

Sorry for your loss

but what was her dose do you know

[islespatrick]

adderall should only be used for people who have ADD

[MyButtStinks]

adderall is that shit, it lets me party all night long with no hangovermthe only negative side effect is that its not fun to have sex after taking 70 mg of that shit

[WhereWasBiggles]

Q:...what's the point of partying all night long with no hangover?

A: Not having to pay the price for what you do to your body. Aka, cheating.

But you can't fuck, haha. Try less next time, junkie.

[MyButtStinks]

youre a dipshit, put all of that faggy health talk to the side and pop some addy

[lovelife612]

gives me the worst headaches! ugh

[t4019]

Adderall is HIGHLY ADDICTIVE........stay away!!!!!!! It will warp you into a monster that you can not recognize

[cookiehoarder]

Speed is referring to amphetamine/dextroamphetamine

Meth=Methamphetamine

Adderall=Dextroamphetamine salts

They are all very similar, just not the same.

[connecticutprep]

Jeez, this video is a total hatchet job. I love how there is a section titles "side effects" and not POSSIBLE side effects. Anyone who knows anything about pharmacology knows this video is biased. This drug can be a life-saver to those who have a serious ADD affliction. Do not vilify the drug because of some off-label use.

[TheGunslinger91]

@connecticutprep You're missing the point. The point of this video is not about the use of adderall for "iifesaving" add use; it's about the off-label and prescription abuse of the drug. This video reveal the prevalence of use and availability and how liberally it is prescribed.

[YellowLaLas]

I usually dont take it but today i had two.. i had two exams!

But the side effects are horrible. I have highs and lows. One min i am really happy and I cant calm down but then I get really depressed and hyper..worst combination..

[AirNike8]

GO GREEN

[go0mah]

People who DO NOT need it use it and it OVER stimulates, which can lead to ADDICTION.

If you are NOT ADD and you KNOW IT do me a favor and opt out of EVER abusing this drug even once.

Because of the DISGUSTING abuse of this drug I have to get scripts EVERY MONTH. That's $100 a psych visit and then $150 in meds a month ($500 for brand name adderall).

We SUFFER, you only suffer from lack of COMMITTMENT TO CONCENTRATE.. we on the other hand CAN NOT CONCENTRATE.

[go0mah]

If you are TRULY ADD then you are BORN THAT WAY, it is a Biological brain malfunction, MAINLY dealing with the neurotransmitters in the brain.

The malfunction is that they're not transmitting the normal amount of dopamine and seratonin.

Adderall stimulates the frontal lobe into DOING THIS, the higher the dosage the more it stimulates.

TRUE ADD'ers DO NOT become addicted because it provides us with the CORRECT amount NEEDED to function as a whole instead of a half.

[drmorphine]

2002-2006 Adderall sales increased by three thousand percent

rofl

Anyway Ive been diagnosed with ADHD and ill tell you right now- 90% of ppl diagnosed with adhd, there aint shit wrong with you. Youve just been over stimulated by tv , video games, etc as well as school just being extremely unstimulating. Its not a disease, its life.

[mahestar]

the negative side effects of these kind of stimulants are just assumptions ,no measure have been taken to find out the bad side of these stimulants. and this is fact.

[chasmcrown]

Yay drugs!

[aradiapaganus]

I use adderall to help me study... because I actually have ADHD. Because of all the abuse of this drug I have to physically drive to my doctor to get the prescription each month-- and without medical insurance its incrediably expensive. I have experienced a number of the side effects, however I cannot skip my dosage or I will not be able to handle class, work, studying or any socialization.

Thanks for posting the video-- but I would've like to seen interview of a person with ADHD included.

[bigstock20]

One person out of a million may have one side effect from taking adderall. Therfore that side effect must be listed.

Anti adderall people are idoits, apparnetly they all have M.D's and know everything about ridalin.

[SkipperJonesZoo]

addiction isnt a side effect tard

[blinkvirus]

it rlly is. but hell as long as i get straight A's right?

[bruwnshugga]

so wheres the health advisory bullshit, i dont see any

[KipBurbank]

Good video Cherry Bomb !

[xxch3rryb0mb]

I actually made this video (although my friend posted it for me) for a class I had. So, to the very first person that ever commented on this, I am NOT a scientologist! Ha. I'm a student at Michigan State, but I am THRILLED to see all the comments!! Thanks to those that watched the video. The quality is shitty, I know, but it was way better on the CD we put it on. :)

[mikkelhanke]

Ok so this really pisses me off.......... I have ADHD and i have to live with i my whole lfe and people who go to a doctor to lie and tell them that they have ADD/ADHD just to get perscription drugs/Stimulants or Adderall is completely retarded... what i dont get is ho its working for them if they dont have it.. Adderall is mixed with "Speed" and trace of Meth. if you dont have ADD/ADHD it would get you stoned or hardcore Hyper. and also u dont just go to a doctor to get it..

[mikkelhanke]

yeah maybe the stupid ones who shouldnt be doctors. but i had to go to my doctor. and then i had to get evaluated by 2 psychiatrist to even get diagnosed with it. If people keep saying that they have ADD/ADHD to get Adderall when they really dont then the people who actually have it..like me have to suffer because we cant pay attention. and then young kids that suffer with the disorder wont beable to graduate because too many people abuse them..why dont you abusers prove that you can pass

[Xxero0]

That does piss me off, too. I have ADHD to the point were my mom gives me Adderall to help HER. lol.

[DStud29]

It works on their brains the same it works on yours because your brain physically/chemically works the same way as anyone else's. Adderall IS speed. Adderall=speed=meth, more or less. Using it to increase productivity is nothing new, it's been used for that purpose since the Germans used it in WWII to stay up marching/driving/flying for days on end.

[fsck]

Adderall is NOT meth

Speed and meth are two COMPLETELY different chemicals. Speed is just a nick name that SOME ignorant people give to meth because they don't know any better

[broadcastmyass4u]

they are kind of similar thou. they're both amphetamines.

[fsck]

chemically they may seem similar, since as far as I know meth is different from speed in that it has one more functional group hanging off a Nitrogen atom (I think).

But in effects they're WAY different. Adderall is a "Oh, I need to get into some studying" or "I want to pull an all nighter" drug.

Meth is a "I want to tweak my face off" or "I want to stay up for days and days" drug

[MegaTank2]

they both feel similar but they are not the same.

and Adderall is great for studying where as meth (methamphetamine) bought off the street in the form of ice or crystal meth and is cooked useing over the counter chemicals in meth labs located in barns or whatnot as seen on the tv show breaking bad and the movie spun

[WhereWasBiggles]

Duuuuuuh.

Adderall might be only dextroamp's, but the product DESOXYN is methamphetamines and it also is used for treating ADHD.

The huge, ridiculous "meth" psychosis in US refers more to smoking crystal meth. Methods of consumption change everything in effects of drugs. But it is dumb to say "amps and dextros=good, meth=evil". Snorting amps and dextros can become addictive and ruin your brains, too.

[Gmagy88]

there similar in chemical structure but they are not the same...what i heard that its sort of like meth is like taking 3000mg of adderall..while adderall is usually given in doses of 30mg

[patoplush]

saying he's  a dealer. Thats stupid to say on camera.

[jthomp3120]

thanks

[caseyDsutherland]

Adderall is not currently banned in Canada.

[juicytang]

what is the song called at beginning?

[annerxoxo]

its Franz Ferdinand...its called "take me out"

[bondthewall]

throughout the 1990's, 1/5 of all American youth were diagnosed with ADD/ADHD. ADD=BS.

Fluoridated water,MSG, and especially aspartame are now all proven culprits for human endocrinological / brain synapse disorders...and cancer. Look up "monkey aspartame"

[dhfdfhdfh]

How ignorant can you be? I have severe ADHD and i know i do fuck you. Im getting aderral soon and it actually helped.

[jm8907]

Adderall at a certain dose is comparible to coke and meth, which I think is kind of fucked up.

[intricatic]

Stupid scientologists. Bite me! :P