It's a schedule II narcotic with a high similar to cocaine. Keep your kids off of it.
The 'high' of adderall is not even remotely similar to cocaine.
Lots of overlap between the two, especially when comparing pharmacophores. For instance, the peptide transcript called the "cocaine- and amphetamine-regulated transcript (CART)"[1] might be a good example.
Not to say that you personally haven't had different experiences with the substances. There's just substantial chemical/physiological overlap between the substances while there's much less demographic/prescription/intended-effect overlap.
[1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cocaine_and_amphetamine_regulat...
I think the reason for using the substance could be coloring my opinion of the experience, since I use adderall to get work done, and when I use cocaine (not often, maybe once or twice a year. I did a decent amount of blow when I was doing opiates heavily), it's almost always in a social setting.
I will grant that the pharmacological effects are very similar.