Adderall

English

Etymology

A brand name. A contraction of the phrase ADD (“attention deficit disorder”) (for) all, intended to convey inclusivity.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈædəɹɔːl/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Proper noun

Adderall (countable and uncountable, plural Adderalls)

  1. (pharmacology) A brand name for a psychostimulant combination drug containing four salts of amphetamine, used in the treatment of conditions such as ADHD and narcolepsy and often misused as a recreational drug.
    Synonyms: Addie, (slang) Addy
    Pop a couple of Adderalls.
    • 2008, Jay Gordon, The ADD and ADHD Cure: The Natural Way to Treat Hyperactivity and Refocus Your Child:
      Doctors and the media have helped to create the belief that the best way to treat ADD/ADHD is with stimulant medications, such as Ritalin or Adderall.
    • 2016, Douglas Coupland, “New Moods”, in Bit Rot, London: William Heinemann, →ISBN, page 92:
      A few years back I tried that “Harvard drug,” Adderall, which gives you the power to read for twelve hours straight and internalize everything you read—and it was a total disaster.
    • 2021 November 18, Ed Shanahan, “Judge Spares Man in Teen Rape Case: ‘Incarceration Isn’t Appropriate’”, in The New York Times‎[2], →ISSN:
      He was a teenager too, a student at an elite private boys school whose family’s western New York home was known as a party house where teens gathered to consume liquor, marijuana and Adderall.
    • 2023, Britney Spears, The Woman in Me, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN:
      Adderall made me high, yes, but what I found far more appealing was that it gave me a few hours of feeling less depressed.
    • 2025 May 30, Joseph Gedeon, “Elon Musk allegedly took large amounts of drugs including ketamine while advising Trump – report”, in The Guardian‎[3], →ISSN:
      His regular medication box contained pills bearing Adderall markings alongside other substances, according to sources with the Times who have seen photographs of the container.

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Alan Schwarz quoting Roger Griggs (15 December 2013) “The Selling of Attention Deficit Disorder”, in The New York Times‎[1], section A, page 1: ““It was meant to be kind of an inclusive thing,” Mr. Griggs recalled.”.

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