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by trompetenaccoun 1240 days ago
This is discussed at length in the article, the headline and subheadline are simply bait.

Adderall is amphetamine. Anyone with or without ADHD (whatever that's even supposed to mean) can improve their concentration with α-methylphenethylamine and similar phenethylamines like methylphenidate ("Ritalin"). Question is if it's a good idea to make large parts of the population addicted to stimulants, especially children. Of course there are critics who have concerns and give pharma companies who're just out for a bit of profit a hard time.
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navjack27 1240 days ago
This is wrong. It's been shown over and over the people without ADHD get the impression that their concentration and ability to stick to things is improved. Only the impression of it. The reality is that they become more scatterbrained. People with ADHD show a reduction in the inability to concentrate the inability to focus their executive function and reduced aggression and anger and frustration. All things for the most part that people without ADHD seem to have increases of.
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trompetenaccoun 1239 days ago
>people without ADHD

How is that defined for a start? How is it measured?

I can have ADHD if I want amphetamine, the people diagnosing it and prescribing the drugs have obvious incentives to do so. That's the reason for the shortage in the first place. Same as with the earlier opioid epidemic. Should we presume that suddenly there was a massive increase in pain patients - or was it rather an increase in prescriptions?

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