TY - JOUR T1 - Myocardial Infarction Associated with Adderall XR and Alcohol Use in a Young Man JF - The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine JO - J Am Board Fam Med SP - 197 LP - 201 DO - 10.3122/jabfm.2009.02.080003 VL - 22 IS - 2 AU - Xiangyang Jiao AU - Sonia Velez AU - Jennifer Ringstad AU - Valerie Eyma AU - Daniel Miller AU - Melvyn Bleiberg Y1 - 2009/03/01 UR - http://www.jabfm.org/content/22/2/197.abstract N2 - 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. ER -