Google searching for Adderall correlates with college school year, finals weeks

From time to time, I look on Google Trends to see what search terms are popular among Oklahomans, especially in the realm of health.

This one stood out to me today: Since school has started, “Adderall” has been a growing Google search trend among residents in Oklahoma.

As you can see, throughout the month of September, there’s been a rise in interest in searching Adderall.

It could just be a coincidence, but it is interesting to see the time periods that searching for Adderall increases.

Below, I’ve posted a chart that shows trends in searching “Adderall” over the past year. Around the time that various Oklahoma university have their finals weeks, you’ll see there was an increase — from Dec. 11 to Dec. 17, 2011, and from April 29 to May 5 of this year. Those are both right around finals week.