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Why Is Adderall So Hard to Find?

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Adderall - Is There a Labor Shortage?

The number of people looking for ADHD drugs has soared 30% in the last five years. That's a problem because the government tightly controls how much Adderall can be manufactured. The Drug Enforcement Agency sets an industry-wide cap, a quota on the raw amphetamine needed to manufacture Adderall. Without DEA approval, no one's allowed to make any more.

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