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It's finals week: Do you know what your teen is taking to study so hard?
By the end of high school, 12% of teens say they have taken a stimulant medication for reasons other than to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). But parents, including many of those whose kids are taking ADHD drugs in a bid to boost...
Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Prescription Drugs, Recreational Substance Use, Chemical Industry, Ethics
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Novak Djokovic is stunned in Madrid
Grigor Dimitrov stunned Novak Djokovic in the second round of the Madrid Open on Tuesday, beating the top-ranked Serb, 7-6 (6), 6-7 (8), 6-3, for the biggest win of his career. The 28th-ranked Bulgarian saved three set points in the first before...
Tags: NASCAR, Masters Tournament, Giro d'Italia, Heisman Trophy, FIFA World Cup
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Texas pitcher gives teammate urine for drug test; test still fails
This story would be funny if it weren't so sad. Texas Longhorns pitcher Corey Knebel was suspended from the team on Friday because he substituted his urine sample for a teammate's to prevent the teammate from failing a drug test. Problem: Knebel's urine...
Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Culture, National Collegiate Athletic Association, TBS (tv network), Texas Longhorns
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Richard Sherman says he was misquoted on Adderall use in the NFL
 Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman said he was misquoted by the Vancouver Sun and never said that half of the NFL takes Adderall. "First off, I didn't say that," Sherman, appearing on NFL Network's "NFL AM" on Thursday, said. "It's just...
Tags: Drugs and Medicines, National Football League, Football, NFL Network (tv network), Sports
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Seahawks' Richard Sherman says 'about half' in NFL takes Adderall
Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman says "about half" the players in the NFL use the banned prescription drug Adderall. That's a lot of players. But Sherman isn't all doom and gloom. The helpful second-year player has a solution to this...
Tags: Drugs and Medicines, National Football League, Football, Prescription Drugs, Sports
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O.C. doctor to get sentence for illegal pain prescriptions
An Orange County doctor who often saw patients at Starbucks coffeehouses has agreed to serve at least eight years in federal prison for illegally selling prescriptions for powerful painkillers and other drugs, according to court records. Alvin Ming-...
Tags: Trials, Starbucks Corp., Prescription Drugs, Crime, Law and Justice, OxyContin (drug)
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Lindsay Lohan tweets April Fools' pregnancy joke
Lindsay Lohan said Tuesday on Twitter that a tweet she sent out Monday about her being pregnant was an April Fools' joke. Lohan is expected to return to the United States from Brazil to begin a 90-day sentence in a rehab facility as part of a plea...
Tags: Justice System, Trials, Prescription Drugs, Judges, Crime, Law and Justice
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Californian A.J. Allmendinger to drive for Penske in Indy 500
Continuing his racing rebound after a failed drug test, A.J. Allmendinger was hired to drive in two IndyCar races for Team Penske this year, including the Indianapolis 500 on May 26. Penske announced Friday that Allmendinger, a 31-year-old Los Gatos,...
Tags: NASCAR, A.J. Allmendinger, Mexico, Josh Beckett, ESPN (tv network)
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Emergency room visits for ADHD medications rise sharply, report says
By Melissa HealyProblems with stimulant medications used to treat symptoms of attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are sending an increasing number of Americans to emergency departments for treatment, a new government report warns. Between 2005 and 2010,...Tags: Culture, Health, Chemical Industry, Behavioral Conditions, ADHD
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Movie producer arrested after his Corvette crashed
L.A. NOWA movie producer was arrested this week on suspicion of driving under the influence of methadone and the prescription drug Adderall after he allegedly crashed his Corvette into a parking pole in Glendale, according to police.... -
Seahawks DB Richard Sherman does more than talk the talk
Is it any surprise that Richard Sherman graduated from Stanford with a degree in communications? Of the survivors in the NFL playoffs, there's no more watchable communicator than Sherman, the trash-talking, playmaking cornerback for the Seattle Seahawks...
Tags: Atlanta Falcons, Julio Jones, New York Giants, Sports, Kam Chancellor
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Seahawks cornerback Brandon Browner to begin four-game suspension
Seattle cornerback Brandon Browner will begin serving his four-game suspension immediately and will sit out the remainder of the regular season without pay, the NFL announced Wednesday. Browner will be eligible to return for the playoffs if the Seahawks...
Tags: Jon Gruden, San Francisco 49ers, Ron Parker, Oakland Raiders, Sports
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