"Adderall, which is a methamphetamine base..." - Michael Lohan !!! Recent reports in TMZ suggested that Lindsay Lohan is addicted to methamphetamine. Of course, it's not true. When TMZ updated their report with the official response from Lindsay’s lawyer, TMZ also added that it is well known that Lindsay has an Adderall prescription and that rehab clinics would not consider them the same drug. This is true. So, what are the differences between amphetamine and methamphetamine? [caption...

The Dangers of Improper Adderall Use Adderall and Ritalin are among the most common drugs that are used for treatment for Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder in children. This is a disorder that has been seen in children when dopamine is deficient in the frontal lobe. Aspects such as reasoning, planning, focusing and problem solving are affected. [caption id="attachment_502" align="alignright" width="300" caption="The brain of someone without ADHD compared to someone with ADHD. Note the...

Ecstasy, The ‘Party Drug’ Called 3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine by scientists, ecstasy is a synthetic oil that is derived from the oils of the sassafras tree. The effect of the drug is similar to that of amphetamines and hallucinogens. Street names of ecstasy include E, Adam, Roll, Bean, X and XTC. It is usually available in the form of yellow or white pills. The drug was made completely illegal in 1985 and it has been classified as a schedule 1 drug along with others like cocaine, heroin...

If the latest statistics are to be believed, the price of heroin is now cheaper than alcohol. This sudden drop in price was brought to the fore by an increasing number of emergency room visits due to heroin overdose. The manner in which the numbers rose is impossible to ignore and is not a gradually increasing trend but a definite and sharp increase. For example, the use of heroin in Illinois increased by 400 percent in the 10 years ending 2008. The sudden increase in the consumption of heroin...

Drug abuse is something that has unfortunately become a common aspect of college and school campuses. While students will tell you the reasons why they take specific drugs, the fact is that most of them fail to understand and internalize the short term and long term consequences of what they are doing. The use is so rampant that a study showed that 90 percent claim to have tried alcohol, 50 percent have use marijuana, 17 percent claim to have tried cocaine and 13 percent have used some kind of...

Cocaine is today a widely used drug in the United States. It comes from the leaf of the coca plant and has a history that spans years and cultures both. The coca plant was associated with the sacred goddess in the Andean Indian culture. It was believed that coca goddess had to be pleased and satisfied to get a good harvest and this was something that the people did by chewing coca or coca mixtures so that they could connect with the spiritual powers. So exclusive were these coca mixtures that...