All over the mainstream news and on the sports TV channels, more and more athletes have admitted to using the prescription drug Adderall as a performance enhancer rather than as a medicine for those who genuinely need it.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers cornerback Eric Wright, who was suspended for four games by the National Football League for violating the league's policy on banned substances, is the second Tampa Bay starter this season who was disciplined for using Adderall. More than a dozen NFL players have either blamed their 2012 drug suspensions on Adderall or been connected to the stimulant by others.

In Major League Baseball, the percentage of players approved for Adderall runs above the national average, according to an article in USA Today.
The widespread use of Adderall in general highlights the complicated task the NFL — and Major League Baseball — face in regulating a powerful prescription drug that the leagues exempt as medicine for players who need it and classify as a performance-enhancer for those who don't.

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