The Wall Street Journal: The Drugs Young Bankers Use to Get Through the Day—and Night

Many on Wall Street see Adderall and Vyvanse as tools to plow through long hours of tedious work amid high-pressure competition.

One woman who worked in commodities finance in Boston found Adderall to be a miracle drug for the first year, giving her so much energy that she would work late into the night and stay at the office for 48 hours. She said that on the drug, she could focus on analyzing obscure trends in commodities markets and build complex forecasts of power prices for hours without needing a break.

She lost around 30 pounds and was rarely eating, but she was succeeding at work and decided not to think too much about it.

Writer: Alexander Saeedy | Photo editor: Chase Gaewski