Lindsay Lohan Allowed To Take Drug Adderall In Rehab; Addict Still On Drugs At Betty Fold Clinic
Lindsay Lohan, the troubled 26-year-old actress whose weaning herself off drugs in rehab, won't be completely drug-free taking the drug Adderall while in "lock-down" rehab for the next 90 days.
Lohan will be allowed to take the prescription drug Adderall to treat her Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder; doctors at the clinic are currently evaluating its effectiveness.
Lohan had previously requested permission to take her medication while at rehab in early April. She has already persuaded the facility to let her smoke cigarettes as well.
The celeb gave a revealing interview to Piers Morgan and The Daily Mail several weeks before committing herself to court-ordered rehab. Lohan denies being addicted to drugs and says that she had used cocaine only "four or five times in her life." She also calls rehab "a joke," saying that far more effective "would be to make me go abroad to different countries and work with children."
The first reports about Lindsay Lohan's demand for Adderall while in rehab surfaced towards the beginning of April. The actress allegedly said that she would refuse to check into a facility if she wasn't given access to the drug.
Lindsay's lawyer announced, "Patients traditionally apprise facilities of what medications, if any, they're prescribed, and after a full series of medical evaluations, each facility determines what medications, if any, are going to be allowed. This is never dictated by the patient. It's always determined by medical staff who are well qualified."
It's currently unknown if the Mean Girls star will be able to continue taking the medication during her 90-day stay at the Betty Ford Center.
Addrerall is a strong drug and should not be taken lightly.
Even in countries where Adderall is legally available on prescription, it is recognized as a drug with a high potential for abuse, and supplies of it are often limited. Additionally there are concerns regarding the prescription of Adderall to children; for example in the UK, physicians are advised to refrain from prescribing Adderall to children under five in any circumstances and to prescribe it to children over five only if no other viable options are available.
In some counties, concerns over Adderall are so strong that it is banned completely, even for prescription use.
Adderall is a cocktail of several active ingredients that include amphetamine salts, an active ingredient in many ADHD medications. These amphetamines are thought to treat ADHD by blocking the reuptake of dopamine from the neural synapses and increasing the uptake into subsequent neurons. The increased dopamine flow in the frontal cortex then allows the brain to carry on its executive functions as a normal brain would, thus counteracting the effects of ADHD (6). But what happens when a brain whose executive functions work properly, such as Lindsay, is treated with such a powerful stimulant?
Other side effects of this drug include being irritable while under the influence and feeling as though one's creativity has been stifled in the name of creating order out of disorder and doing the one task at hand
"These medications allow you to be more structured and more rigid. That's the opposite of the impulsivity of creativity," says Dr. Heiligenstein of the University of Wisconsin.
Lohan already has mood swings as you can see her crying on talk shows and in court. She doesn't need a mind-altering drug while in rehab or she is never going to get clean for real. This is Lohans 6th stint in rehab and she gets away with smoking cigarettes and and now taking a stimulant. Is anybody going to really save her?