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Abuse of ADHD pills moves to include US offices

Workers said they misused stimulants such as Adderall, Vyvanse and Concerta to improve work performance

Published Sun, Apr 19, 2015 · 09:50 PM
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FADING fast at 11 pm, Elizabeth texted her dealer and waited just 30 minutes for him to reach her third-floor New York apartment. She handed him a wad of twenties and fifties, received a tattered envelope of pills, and returned to her computer.

Her PowerPoint needed another four hours. Investors in her health-technology startup wanted re-crunched numbers, a presentation begged for bullet points, and emails from developers, from all points global, would keep arriving well past midnight.

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