A common misconception is that a foreign prescription makes crossing the border with Adderall straightforward — it doesn’t, since U.S. import law applies regardless of where or how the prescription was written. Another myth is that stimulant medications sold informally abroad are equivalent in quality to a pharmacy-dispensed product; counterfeit and mislabeled stimulant pills are a well-documented problem in unregulated markets. A third misconception is that this is simply a cost issue with no safer alternative — in reality, working with a U.S.-licensed prescriber on generics or assistance programs addresses the underlying concern without the legal or safety risk.