Yes, people do abuse adderall, but i don't see why. It is a very strong drug that should not be takin without doctors supervision. I have been prescribed 30 mg adderall daily for 8 years. They change your personality over time. But for me they are a miracle academic drug. I basically failed out of high school until i started adderall. I now have completed a BS in Mechanical engineering and a Masters in Mechanical Engineering on a full ride all in five years, and i give alot of credit to this drug. Maybe your daughter is experimenting and abusing, maybe she is doing it for her academics, i had some friends use it without a prescription for academics. Just talk to her. Abuse of this drug is serious, young uniformed people don't understand that as little as 60 mg can cause SUPER HIGH blood pressure and heart attacks. Talk to her as abuse of this drug is a real killer.

I would avoid long term use of this drug. I would also avoid using this drug on a child just to calm them down, long term effects are a real possibility. Use this drug only as an academic life saver when everything else has failed. I am stopping it as i just finished my masters degree. It has brought me some very minor heart problems over the years and high blood pressure at the age of 23. Looking back on my controlled use of adderall, my parents and i did the right thing and did not make a mistake. After all, the other option was flipping burgers after high school, now i bring in serious dough with a masters in engineering.