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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is what you do

Wake DC at 5:55 to get dressed , eat cereal, take a pill and get on bus by 6:25

DC goes to school and is shown naviance as freshman that  a 4.0 is required for the state school

Then DC comes home from school and takes nap and is woken after a few hours for homework and given another pill

DC tries do homework that seems impossible

Unable to sleep DC takes another pill to try to sleep

Do this every school day for 4 years and go insane [/quote]

Read the research

A new study, published in the JAMA Psychiatry, investigates the effect of stimulant ‘ADHD’ drugs on the brains of children and young adults. The results of the randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, the ‘gold standard’ for evidence in academic medicine, indicate that methylphenidate (Ritalin) has a distinct effect on children that may lead to lasting neurological changes.

https://www.madinamerica.com/2016/08/study-finds-adhd-drugs-alter-developing-brain/[/quote]

There is some evidence that the brain changes are actually beneficial.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3801446/

Our results have several clinical implications. For parents, patients and clinicians who have been concerned that the use of stimulants could harm the developing brain, our data indicate that these concerns are unfounded and that treatment with stimulants should be considered if appropriate for the clinical presentation of the patient. [b]Our results also raise the possibility that brain changes associated with stimulant treatment might account for stimulant associated improvements in neurocognition and other areas. [/b]Of particular interest is the possibility that, given the wide range of brain areas affected, stimulants could improve several neurocognitive functions.[/quote]

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