http://www.csmonitor.com/2004/1130/p11s02-legn.htm

When Paul left home to attend the University of Colorado at Boulder, he took his prescription for the drug Adderall along with him. The medication is normally used to treat attention deficit disorder (ADD) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), but Paul - who now believes he had been misdiagnosed - no longer used it for that purpose.

Instead, the journalism/business student says he took Adderall only occasionally and with a very specific intent: to help him focus on homework, or to stay up all night cramming for an exam. He also shared the pills with other students who did not have prescriptions, but who wanted Adderall for the same reasons he did.
http://badgerherald.com/oped/2003/11...ugs_cause_.php

Adderall was initially developed to treat narcolepsy and attention deficit disorder with hyperactivity (ADHD), but has become an inexpensive way for students without attention problems to intensely focus before a big test. However, many students know little about the drug, or its side affects, that they digest prior to studying. Its medical name is Amphetamine-dextroamphetamine, which clearly denotes that it is an amphetamine. Amphetamines can be highly habit-forming, causing physical and psychological dependency.

According to webmd.com, an amphetamine is a “stimulant and appetite suppressant that stimulates the central nervous system by increasing the amount of certain chemicals in the body.” ...

before you grab a pill using the same mentality as this to study for your next test, consider the lack of prescription and side effects: irregular heartbeat, high blood pressure, restlessness, insomnia, dryness of the mouth, anxiety, mood swings and impotence. Think twice on your next search for an Adderall in fear of its side effects, illegality and addictive nature and wonder if you could have avoided it by managing your time better. After all, isn’t your health worth more than a grade?