Short and Long-Term Side Effects of Stimulant Addiction

What Drugs Are Stimulants?

Drug substances that speed up the body’s system and increase energy or alertness fall into the stimulant category of drugs. As the name suggests, these products are stimulating and are considered the appeal to use. 

Stimulant prescription medications like Adderall and Ritalin used to treat ADHD are called amphetamines, which rhyme with methamphetamine for a reason. They are similar chemically to the street drug meth, and the fact that it is supposedly regulated doesn’t make it any less addicting.