Strokes are on the rise among younger people, with a recent CDC report revealing a 14.6% increase among people aged 18–44 from 2020 to 2022. While the alarming trend has been stumping medical professionals, one expert has shared some intriguing theories with The Post. “We’ve never had patients so young,” said Dr. Mohammad Anadani, Chief … Read more
Whether you’re staring down a massive to-do list or just have one beast of a project that needs to be tackled, it’s tempting to tap the ever-growing stash of over-the-counter supplements promising to boost cognition and keep us on task. One such pill, Clarity by nootropics giant Thesis, is even marketed as “Nature’s Adderall.” Logic … Read more
Gen Z women are abusing stimulants and binge drinking more than their male counterparts — and any other age group, new studies have found. Nearly 37% of women ages 18 to 25 reported excessively popping uppers such as Adderall and Ritalin in the past year, more than double that reported by women older than them, … Read more
This little pill — taken by adults and children alike — might just be a prescription for heart disease. Dr. Evan Levine is an experienced cardiologist in Scarsdale, New York, who also runs a very popular TikTok channel, where he gets real about everything from heart attacks and health care quacks to the truth about your … Read more
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has often criticized prescription stimulants, such as Adderall, that are primarily used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. “We have damaged this entire generation,” he said last year during a podcast, referring to the number of children taking psychiatric medications. “We have poisoned them.” In February, the “Make America … Read more
A nationwide shortage of drugs that treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder has forced some patients to shell out hundreds more for pricey, brand-name alternatives. A new analysis from USA Today found that the prices that retail community pharmacies pay for common ADHD medications have outpaced inflation, and in some cases, have doubled or tripled in the … Read more
Taking stimulant drugs like Adderall and Ritalin without having ADHD can make you less productive, a new study finds. Researchers from the University of Cambridge and the University of Melbourne conducted the study — published Wednesday in the journal Sciences Advances — that tested the effects of three “smart drugs” on 40 “healthy” participants aged between … Read more
Up to 25% of middle and high school students are abusing prescription stimulants such as Adderall amid a national shortage of the ADHD drug, according to a sobering new study published Tuesday in Journal of the American Medical Association. University of Michigan researchers analyzed survey answers from schools across the country to assess the use … Read more
Natalie Nevares, 52, is desperate. Last month, she called about 50 pharmacies around her home in Brooklyn to get her 17-year-old son’s Adderall prescription filled. That has become her new normal. “It’s been a project just to get the medication every month,” Nevares told The Post. Nevares’ son has been taking Adderall since he was … Read more
As the US Adderall shortage continues, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a report on Thursday that noted a boom in prescriptions for the stimulant between 2020 and 2021. The CDC found that prescriptions for stimulants like Adderall – a drug made from amphetamine salts, used to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) – … Read more