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And, of course, the infamous quote its safer than aspinner and for adderall. ive seen it in college. friends who have college kids. we have a nation of kids who are addicted to prescription drugs and they are dying. i dont want to give the specifics on certain college campuses. i will just tell you one college campus i know of, tlhere is a fraternity that had a pledge class. five kids have died of prescription drug overdoses five in the past four years. this happens -- this is the great untold s...

They bounce back and forth. >> i know its happening in high school because i hear my daughters talking about it and im sort of in this world with one of my kids. but these kids take this stuff for add and adhd on test day and start getting used to medicating for events, for academic event. its become a part of their life. >> what happens is they take the adderall to get up and stay up for a day, day and a half, two days. >> study. >> and then come down, they will take the oxycontin and what adde...

People across the country. alex, give us a sense. >> one woman wris have you noticed the use of ritalin has gone up as standardized test programs go up? teachers need to act like robots. >> any more? >> one personal one. she wants to be anonymous. her son was diagnosed with adhd in second grade and took adderall and ritalin and now a full-blown meth addict. >> a lot like that. >> we will touch on with a doctor coming on the show to talk about his new book, "the brothers emmanuel." >> i thought y...

Tool. be involved in cancer and find him to be reprehensible freak. >> bob: this raises a question to me. what other drugs are out there developed to avoid detection? in the olympics, some were in the record so fast they couldnt catch anything they normally catch them on. some are out there developing new drugs. >> greg: i have to now change my mind. i have to defend lance. what if they applied the rules to media? how many are on drugs to enhance their performance, adderall or antianxiety or alc...

>> welcome back, everybody, the drug adderall has moved from college campuses in classrooms to locker rooms and on the playing field. >> alisyn: its prescribed for the treatment of attention deficit disorder, a.d.h.d. weve seen seven suspensions related to its use. >> dave: major league baseball, as well. and why is it quickly becoming the performance enhancing drug. and joining us is a sports medicine specialist, good morning, to you, doctor. >>. >> alisyn: doctor, can we hear you? >> i didnt h...

We understand in the office if you want that laser-like focus, but why a football field? >> one of the biggest uses is obviously in academics, i mean, its definitely been, unfortunately, used as a performing enhancing substance for kids who want to be better in school. on the field, having more acuity, able to have more endurance, remembering calls, knowing, you know, what plays are-- there is a lot of mental acuity when it comes to any sport, remembering what youre supposed to do, what the game...

A.d.h.d. symptoms as the normal adult population. what does adderall do for athletes, why would they help it. >> sure, its a stimulant medication to give to kids to help them focus and concentrate when they cant do that and when its taken in people who dont have a.d.h.d. it can do similar thing, gives you energy, a boost, allows you to perform for longer periods of time without needing sleep and helps you to focus on concentrate. where it isnt a traditional performance enhancing substan substanc...

Right after her first baby she just couldnt keep up. >> i felt like the worst mother ever. id get up, get ready, go somewhere, and be like, crap, i forgot the diaper bag. >> reporter: moore like most moms wants to give her children the best for. that she needed a change. she went on medication. >> reporter: did you go to the doctor hoping for the adderall? you knew thats what you were after. >> i told him i have heard about adderall, you know, can i try it, and it was that easy. >> reporter: she...

>> reporter: heather moore juggles a lot, a 3-year-old, a 1-year-old, a full-time job, and a husband away in the army. right after her first baby she just couldnt keep up. >> i felt like the worst mother ever. i would get up. get ready. go somewhere, and i thought, crap, i forgot the diaper bag. >> reporter: moore like most moms wants to give her children the best for. that she needed a change. she went on medication. >> reporter: did you go to the doctor hoping for the adderall? you knew thats ...

He says doctors can be too quick to write prescriptions, and moms are shopping around until they get what they want. >> they learn quickly from friends who are using, share notes, compare, they find out what works. then they go ahead and use it again and again. >> reporter: concerning, drugs set a new normal. for moore, that means four hours of sleep a night. and a pill. >> i shake all the time. cant sleep at night. >> reporter: is that worth it? >> yes. >> reporter: moore says her use is based ...