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by xenihn 1960 days ago
stimulants are prevalent in all high-paying technical/knowledge fields in the US. tech, finance, and medicine being the big 3. i have nothing but anecdotal evidence to support this, but i'd bet that more than 3/4s of students who have gone through a medical school program in the US have taken adderall at least once during it

i'm tempted to argue that ease of access to amphetamines plays a huge part in the US continuing to maintain a thriving tech industry. along with being able to siphon the best and brightest from every other country that can't match US comps, of course