How to tell if adderall is fake6/12/2023 ![]() Stimulant Misuse: Scope & Context of the Problem This is a good start, but it’s not enough. To better educate the public, and college students in particular, the United States Drug Enforcement Administration last year launched its “One Pill Can Kill” campaign, which warns of deadly counterfeit medications “often sold on social media and e-commerce platforms” and even includes photos of real and counterfeit Adderall pills. The public health threat is serious however awareness is paltry. ![]() Stimulant misuse (a.k.a., nonmedical use of stimulants), defined as taking stimulants in a manner other than prescribed, has soared on college campuses in the past decade. The death of these healthy young adults is shocking their cause of death, unfortunately, is not. Though the university did not formally name the students’ causes of death, it did issue a public health warning - “an alert about fake Adderall pills, which appear to contain fentanyl, causing an increase in overdoses and hospitalizations.” ![]() Last week, two Ohio State students died from suspected use of counterfeit stimulant medication laced with synthetic opioid.
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