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Caffeine vs Adderall - What's the difference?

caffeine | adderall |

As a noun caffeine

is an alkaloid, C8H10N4O2, found naturally in tea and coffee plants which acts as a mild stimulant of the central nervous system.

As a proper noun Adderall is

a psychostimulant medication containing amphetamine and believed to work by increasing the amount of dopamine and norepinephrine in the brain.

caffeine

English

Alternative forms

* caffein

Noun

(-)
  • An alkaloid, C8H10N4O2, found naturally in tea and coffee plants which acts as a mild stimulant of the central nervous system.

    • See also

    * ("caffeine" on Wikipedia) English words not following the I before E except after C rule ----

    adderall

    English

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • (trademark) A psychostimulant medication containing amphetamine and believed to work by increasing the amount of dopamine and norepinephrine in the brain.
  • * "Doctors and the media have helped to create the belief that the best way to treat ADD/ADHD is with stimulant medications, such as Ritalin or Adderall". -- Jay Gordon, The ADD and ADHD Cure: The Natural Way to Treat Hyperactivity and Refocus Your Child

    • References

  • "Adderall XR prescribing information" . Shire US. March 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
  • "ADDERALL (CII)" (PDF). FDA. March 2007. Retrieved 2009-06-23.