a 26 year old teacher from oregon has been jailed in japan after receiving a bottle of prescribed adderall pills in the mail for her attention deficit disorder carrie russell has been held at a detention center near nagoya since february 20 over the pills, the oregonian reported amphetamines   which include adderall   are illegal in japan russell's mother, who is a doctor in portland, originally sent her daughter's prescription to south korea which the 26 year old then forwarded on to nagoya where she was moving for an english teaching job, according to the newspaper carrie russell has been jailed in japan after receiving a bottle of adderall pills in the mail in order to treat her attention deficit disorder the drug is illegal in japan  authorities found russell's pills tucked inside a tylenol bottle, the oregonian reported dr jill russell told the newspaper she put the pills in the tylenol bottle so as not to draw the attention of thieves wanting to sell them she also said that she acted out of concern for her daughter's social standing if anybody saw the pills she said in an affidavit obtained by the newspaper: 'my repackaging was not an attempt to break or circumvent the law it was intended to preserve carrie's privacy and dignity around a sensitive issue regarding medication to treat a disorder which falls under the area of mental health' miss russell's family said that she has been in a detention facility near nagoya, japan since last month  the 26 year old was arrested at a tokyo restaurant where she was dining with friends on february 20 and jailed, the oregonian reported authorities are holding russell on suspicion of trying to sneak in amphetamine drugs, according to the newspaper the newspaper noted that a few notices, including a document from the consulate general of japan in seattle, appear online and say not to carry adderall into the asian nation amphetamines were banned by japan in the 1950s the oregonian also pointed out that there is a mental health stigma in the country russell's family learned about what happened on february 21   one day after her arrest   according to the newspaper the family's attorney in portland, loren podwill   who is carrie russell's stepfather   told the ny daily news that her family was working with the state department to find a 'quick and successful resolution'
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carrie russell has been held at a detention center near nagoya, japan since february 20 . miss russell was sent the pills in the mail by her mother who is a doctor . the 26 year old was arrested at a tokyo restaurant where she was dining with friends 