Is Adderall legal in Portugal?
- Legal status
- Adderall (mixed amphetamine salts) has no separate legal identity — it is regulated AS amphetamine: controlled psychotropic, Tabela II-B under Decreto-Lei 15/93.
- Consequences if caught
- Personal-use possession decriminalised (administrative offence, Law 30/2000); trafficking criminal under DL 15/93 (1–12 years).
- If prescribed or medical
- Available on prescription; carry a Schengen Art. 75 certificate for personal supply.
- Documentation
- For Schengen travel carry a Schengen certificate for controlled medicines plus the original packaging and prescription. Carrying a prescribed medicine within the 10-day personal threshold with a valid prescription is lawful.
- Decreto-Lei 15/93, Tabela II-B
- Lei 30/2000
- euda.europa.eu
Drug laws and enforcement change and vary within a country. This is not legal advice. Always confirm with Portugal’s embassy or official drug authority before traveling; penalties can be severe, including imprisonment.
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