Adderall Has Extreme Side Effects, FDA Says Keep Taking

The attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) drug Adderall is known to cause serious physical side effects including heart attack, stroke, elevated blood pressure and heart rate, and even sudden death. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is aware of this and more, but insists that people continue taking the drug anyway.

Adderall is basically a cocktail of various amphetamine stimulants and is often referred to as