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The Adderall Epidemic

Like an episode of Friends, I'm calling this topic "the one that started it". Like I said in my intro, this blog has been in the back of my mind for a while, but nothing ever propelled it forward. There are so many things I hate about blogs - the irritating sense of entitlement by an author, endless ads, and so much detail about the author's life (thank you, "Jump to Recipe" creator!). You won't get that here. I'd love to stay anonymous, and frankly, I've been too long-winded already. Let's get to the reason I started this... My local moms group is ACTIVE. Almost to a fault. But a recent post by one of the members piqued my interest in the topic of Adderall use in teens and college students to enhance their concentration and performance while studying for finals. This doesn't seem to be the only time students are using this stuff, but the recent death of two college students at Ohio State brought to my attention to how easily these tee...