Where's Your Adderall?
Reason magazine|April 2023
Early in the Covid-19 pandemic, prescriptions for Adderall, the stimulant medication used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), skyrocketed.
By Joe Lancaster
Where's Your Adderall?

There were two main reasons. Due to social distancing, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) allowed physicians to prescribe Schedule II controlled substances via telehealth appointments. And second, parents noticed that their children, suddenly relegated to Zoom schooling, were struggling to pay attention.

But easier access and more users were not the only culprits in the Adderall shortage that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) officially recognized in October 2022. While the FDA blamed “manufacturing delays” at Teva Pharmaceuticals (the main source for both branded and generic versions of the drug), federal and state officials also played a major role.

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