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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here, there were moments in the film when I was watching it and thought, "I want to try it."  Adderall sounds like a miracle drug. They interviewed a few college kids who were all taking Adderall to improve academic performance.  The film made it seem as if this is a widespread thing in colleges today and that most high achieving students use it to get an edge at some point.  That at many colleges there is a black market for pills, especially during crunch times. I had no idea!

There was very little discussion of the long term effects of the drug (other than one person who was hospitalized after a period of heavy use) and that was disappointing though a couple of the people interviewed were no longer using the drug (ex NFL player and a recent college grad who had been on the drug since childhood.)

I have not ever discussed this with my friends an family and have no idea of how many are on Adderall or other psychotropic meds.  Its none of my business, its just interesting as the documentary mentions a 10% ADHD/ADD rate for children in our country.    [/quote]

Honestly it IS kind of a miracle drug...it's legal speed, no way around it. Remember the myth they tell you when you're younger, about how if you DON't have ADD aderalk will have the opposite effect on you? Total lie. Anyone who takes it will be more driven, focused, motivated, organized...more awake and alert, have less of an appetite, better able to focus on and be motivated to complete all the annoying little tasks in life that we don't feel like doing, as well as to stay awake and cram / complete the big projects. It really kind of is a miracle drug...I also think it is dangerous and wildly overprescribed. When a quarter of the school is prescribed legal speed you almost feel like you're at a disadvantage if you DON't have it. And yes, it is pretty widely available and exchanged/bought among students like its nbd (...and with how commonly it's prescribed, let's hope it IS nbd. But I have my doubts) [/quote]

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