
05/31/2022
This medication is the generic version of Adderall, a stimulant used to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and the sleep disorder narcolepsy. It helps improve focus in those with ADHD, Kier says. It can be used in children and adults.
One reason for the uptick in prescriptions is that many more adults are being diagnosed with ADHD. These are adults who may have had ADHD as a child, but went undiagnosed, Kier says. Between 2007 and 2016, for example, ADHD diagnoses in adults increased by 123% from .43% to .96%, according to a JAMA study.