[rayiner]

That’s an odd bit of moralizing. We’ve been taking drugs to alter our mental state for thousands of years (alcohol, caffeine). I don’t know about Modanifil, but Adderall is one of the most well studied drugs out there, so much so that we give it to children for permanent daily use. A therapeutic dose is much easier on your cardiovascular system than the double shot espressos that everyone chugs down.

[pseudalopex]

Alcohol rarely improves work performance.

Caffeine's cognitive effects are mixed. It's mainly used as an inferior substitute for sleep.

The effects of lifelong Adderall use are not well studied.[1] The effects of untreated ADHD and narcolepsy are.

[1] https://www.nature.com/articles/mp200890

[reitanqild]

> The effects of lifelong Adderall use are not well studied.[1] The effects of untreated ADHD and narcolepsy are.

Emphasis mine.

I think this - right there - seems to be the reason why we continue and probably should continue to give stimulants to certain grown ups.

[MarvelousWololo]

I have ADHD but I've never took any medication for that. Would you mind to share some of these effects? Because over the years I feel like my attention span has shrank considerably.