If a review of recent Lowell area drug arrests is any indication, one particular prescription stimulant has become traffickers’ illicit substance of choice. That would be Adderall; its popularity ...

Prescription stimulants, such as Ritalin and Adderall, are widely used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), including in children. In the U.S., about 3.5 million kids ages 3 to 17 ...

In this file photo from 2017, Arlington police display crystal methamphetamine they confiscated during an arrest. Deaths from stimulant overdoses in Texas increased fourfold from 2013 to 2023.

Back in the 1960s, when Ritalin (methylphenidate) was first approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for treating behavioural problems, parents and teachers alike were impressed by the ...