title: Myocardial infarction associated with adderall XR and alcohol use in a young man.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: New York Medical College Family Medicine Residency Program at St. Joseph Medical Center, Yonkers, USA.
authors.forename: Xiangyang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Jiao
authors.forename: Sonia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Velez
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ringstad
authors.forename: Valerie
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Eyma
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: Melvyn
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bleiberg
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000662:Amphetamines / Q000506:poisoning*; D000697:Central Nervous System Stimulants / Q000506:poisoning*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000662:Amphetamines; D000697:Central Nervous System Stimulants; C449521:SLI381