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Pop quiz. Repurposing prescription meds for weight loss is:

The answer is…

[x] all of the above!   (Of course.)

But that’s not stopping anyone in Hollywood. Adderall, a drug intended to treat attention deficit disorder, has been gaining popularity because of one of its pesky side effects—loss of appetite. You can see where that would be beneficial to someone trying to break into subzero sizes.

And it’s not even a well-guarded secret. It’s been linked to the entire train-wreck quartet in the past year. Last year, a Nicole Richie insider told In Touch that the pre-pregnancy starlet was hooked on Adderall. Paris Hilton told Larry King she takes the drug for ADD. Britney blamed her Adderall prescription after she flunked a drug test. And Lindsay Lohan’s dad showed his usual public display of dirty-laundry-airing concern about her use of the drug.

The drug has a few other side effects—dizziness, insomnia, heart palpitations, seizures, and long-term liver problems. And the potential for abuse is pretty high, since it’s a mix of amphetamine salts. (Just ask any stressed-out college student.)

In other words, it’s no magic bullet. But then, health risks are rarely a concern among skinny starlets.

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