Used together, alcohol and Adderall are some of the newest party drugs. The alcohol is the depressant, and the Adderall is the stimulant. People believe if you take the two drugs together, they will cancel each other out and let you party longer. No, they don’t cancel each other out, but they will keep you partying longer, possibly causing death for the user.
Who Mixes Alcohol and Adderall?
Adderall is a stimulant that students commonly use to stay awake or focus on studying. College students, more than high school students, also use Adderall with alcohol to drink longer when they party. Their reasoning is that taking Adderall before a night of drinking alcohol would keep them partying all night. But you wouldn’t know how much you’re drinking because Adderall holds off the drunken effect, causing you to drink more. The newest party drug could lead to alcohol poisoning and maybe death.
Effects of Mixing Adderall With Alcohol
When mixed, Adderall and alcohol can not only cause death by alcohol poisoning, it can also cause death by arrhythmia. Adderall is an amphetamine used by people with ADHD. When people who don’t have ADHD take it and add alcohol, it causes the heart to beat out of rhythm. This is arrhythmia; it’s very dangerous, and it can be fatal.
Other side effects of mixing alcohol and Adderall include:
- Trouble sleeping
- Intense anxiety
- Mental illness
- Migraines
- Seizures
- Uncontrollable shaking
- Nausea and vomiting
If you’ve made it a habit of using these substances together, you not only have an addiction, but you’re also risking your life. Don’t try putting an end to these two serious addictions yourself. Stop these two addictions at one time with the alcohol rehab program and the Adderall addiction treatment program at Crestview Recovery.
Ending the Two Addictions at the Same Time
Clients can go to Crestview Recovery to deal with more than one addiction. Their programs can focus on multiple addictions at a time because addictions often arise from the same problems. Treatment programs overlap each other to cover all issues. Treatments that focus on alcohol and Adderall abuse include:
Set in the Pacific Northwest, people from Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, and California come for treatment offered by Crestview Recovery. They use snowboarding, white water rafting, and skiing as a valuable part of their successful therapy. This Portland, Oregon rehab center has treatments for men and women over the age of 18. Most health insurance plans will cover the cost of treatment for the patient.
Facing two addictions seems like an impossible thing to do, especially if you’re doing it alone. When you have Crestview Recovery on your side, it doesn’t matter how many addictions you have to face. Crestview Recovery will customize the right treatment programs to suit you, and they will support you through treatment and after. To free yourself from the misery of alcohol and Adderall addictions, call Crestview Recovery at 866.262.0531.
Since 2016, Dr. Merle Williamson, a graduate of Oregon Health Sciences University, has been the Medical Director at Crestview Recovery, bringing a rich background in addiction medicine from his time at Hazelden Treatment Center. He oversees outpatient drug and alcohol treatments, providing medical care, setting policies, detox protocols, and quality assurance measures. Before specializing in addiction medicine, he spent 25 years in anesthesiology, serving as Chair of Hospital Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee and Chief of Anesthesia at Kaiser Permanente. This experience gives him a unique perspective on treating prescription drug addiction.
