Lindsay Lohan Can't Leave Betty Ford Clinic While Other Patients Can Leave Premises; Begging For Adderall-Friendly Rehab, Dina Denies Rumor[VIDEO]

Lindsay Lohan desperately wants to leave the Betty Ford Center where she is serving her 90-day lock-down rehab but prosecutors say she can't leave. Lindsay wants to fing another rehab clinic that will let her keep her supply of Adderall.

The troubled actress believes that she's found rehabs that will allow her to take her Adderall and which prosecutors would find acceptable, but a law enforcement source says that a move is "not gonna happen."

She had 45 days to find a suitable place. She didn't listen to her people and just did what she wanted so it's her problem now," law enforcement said.

Not only can she not change rehabs, LiLo can't step foot off the Betty Ford premises. Other patients typically earn privileges such as permission to go out shopping or relax at a coffee shop, but not Lindsay.

"It is understood by the Betty Ford Center that your client is to remain on the premises for the duration of her 90-day stay in treatment," reads a letter addressed to Lohan's attorney Shawn Holley and filed with the Los Angeles Superior Court.

Lindsay Lohan, the troubled 26-year-old actress who was forced to check into rehab at The Betty Ford Clinic, wants out of the facility permanently because doctors have taken away her supply of Adderall.

Lindsay uses the highly addictive drug Adderall for her alleged ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder). Doctors at Betty Ford prefer to treat the ailment with non-addictive Adderall alternatives.  The drug is not recommended to anyone over the age 15. Lindsay is infuriated and after just one week wants out.

As a court order, Lindsay has to attend rehab for 90 days or there will be a warrant out for her arrest. Lohan is so addicted to the pill that she is planning her escape from the rehab center.

Lohan was previously told she would be allowed to take the prescription drug Adderall to treat her Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Lohan had previously requested permission to take her medication while at rehab in early April.  She has already persuaded the facility to let her smoke cigarettes as well.

The celeb gave a revealing interview to Piers Morgan and The Daily Mail several weeks before committing herself to court-ordered rehab.  Lohan denies being addicted to drugs and says that she had used cocaine only "four or five times in her life." She also calls rehab "a joke," saying that far more effective "would be to make me go abroad to different countries and work with children."

The first reports about Lindsay Lohan's demand for Adderall while in rehab surfaced towards the beginning of April. The actress allegedly said that she would refuse to check into a facility if she wasn't given access to the drug.

Lindsay's lawyer announced, "Patients traditionally apprise facilities of what medications, if any, they're prescribed, and after a full series of medical evaluations, each facility determines what medications, if any, are going to be allowed. This is never dictated by the patient. It's always determined by medical staff who are well qualified."

Addrerall is a strong drug and should not be taken lightly. Addy pills are also highly addictive, cause mood swings, and weight loss. It's not difficult to see why they're not welcome at the rehab facility

Even in countries where Adderall is legally available on prescription, it is recognized as a drug with a high potential for abuse, and supplies of it are often limited. Additionally there are concerns regarding the prescription of Adderall to children; for example in the UK, physicians are advised to refrain from prescribing Adderall to children under five in any circumstances and to prescribe it to children over five only if no other viable options are available.

In some counties, concerns over Adderall are so strong that it is banned completely, even for prescription use.

Adderall is a cocktail of several active ingredients that include amphetamine salts, an active ingredient in many ADHD medications. These amphetamines are thought to treat ADHD by blocking the reuptake of  dopamine from the neural synapses and increasing the uptake into subsequent neurons. The increased dopamine flow in the frontal cortex then allows the brain to carry on its executive functions as a normal brain would, thus counteracting the effects of ADHD (6). But what happens when a brain whose executive functions work properly, such as Lindsay, is treated with such a powerful stimulant?

Other side effects of this drug include being irritable while under the influence and feeling as though one's creativity has been stifled in the name of creating order out of disorder and doing the one task at hand

 "These medications allow you to be more structured and more rigid. That's the opposite of the impulsivity of creativity," says Dr. Heiligenstein of the University of Wisconsin. 

Dina Lohan says these allegations are false and Lindsay is doing great.

 Dina Lohan, mother of Lindsay Lohan, spoke to her daughter yesterday for Mothers Day. Dina insists that Lindsay is "happy and healthy" at the Betty Ford Rehab Clinic, where Lindsay is being treated for 90 days.

"I just spoke to Lindsay at Betty Ford. She's doing great," Dina Lohan said Sunday. "She's clear, she's happy, she's healthy."

Dina said she originally planned to visit her daughter in California for the holiday, but Lindsay, 26, insisted her mom stay in New York with siblings Michael, 25, Ali, 19, and Cody, 16.  The family went to dinner in Merrick, Long Island with grandmother Ann Sullivan, 89.

"She just needs to breathe and find out who she is again. And she's going to stay there and do that," Dina said about her daughter.  She also turned down reports that Lindsay wanted to escape the rehab center because she was denied her supply of Adderall.

"I don't know who's saying that. It's so evil. Lindsay will do what she has to do," Dina, 50, said.

Dina even had some nice words for her ex-hubby Michael Lohan, saying he recently paid some back child support and is welcome to meet her at Betty Ford for family day. "We're going to try to work that out," she said.

Lohan already has mood swings as you can see her crying on talk shows and in court.  She doesn't need a mind-altering drug while in rehab or she is never going to get clean for real.  This is Lohan's 6th stint in rehab after 5 failed attempts. She should not be allowed to take any stimulants of any kind. Do you agree?

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