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My brother is addicted to adderall. He says he only takes them every once and a while but i know its alot worse than that. He has been doing them for like 3 years and i just recently found out. What can i do to help him understand how dangerous this is? How can i help him quit?

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McKenzie,

Where is your brother getting the adderall? I think you would be better off telling your parents about it if at all possible? Do you live with your parents? You can also pull risks and side effects off the Internet, adderall can cause long term ticks and nerve damage if taken wrong and even with regular physician supervision it can cause ticks.

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