PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Jiao, Xiangyang
AU  - Velez, Sonia
AU  - Ringstad, Jennifer
AU  - Eyma, Valerie
AU  - Miller, Daniel
AU  - Bleiberg, Melvyn
TI  - Myocardial Infarction Associated with Adderall XR and Alcohol Use in a Young Man
AID  - 10.3122/jabfm.2009.02.080003
DP  - 2009 Mar 01
TA  - The Journal of the American Board of Family
                Medicine
PG  - 197--201
VI  - 22
IP  - 2
4099  - http://www.jabfm.org/content/22/2/197.short
4100  - http://www.jabfm.org/content/22/2/197.full
SO  - J Am Board Fam Med2009 Mar 01; 22
AB  - Adderall, consisting of a mixture of amphetamine salts and dextroamphetamine salts, is a prescription drug for attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and narcolepsy. Labeled or unlabeled use of Adderall is gaining popularity among young children and college students. Although it is rare, Adderall use is associated with myocardial infarction and even sudden death. We report a case of a young man with acute myocardial infarction after taking 2 15-mg tablets of Adderall XR with alcohol and discuss the clinical features, diagnosis, and management of the cardiovascular effect of amphetamine-containing drugs.