Amphetamine-like compounds
Methylphenidate and pemoline for AD/HD
- Amphetamine (Adderall) for AD/HD (1997)
- Bupropion (Wellbutrin): DSRI
- 1.29 million children currently taking stimulants to treat AD/HD
- About half of cases persist into adulthood
- AD/HD increases antisocial personality disorder risk 10X, and perhaps in connection, quintuples incidence of drug abuse