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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Our Culture has become very supportive of rampant drug use. Drugs for depression, drugs for anxiety, drugs for over eating, drugs for “ADD”. Vaping, alcohol, nicotine patches, edibles. I find it very concerning, and it’s probably terrible for our long-term psychological and physical health.[/quote]

You’re putting vaping in the same category as prescriptions for anxiety? Wow.[/quote]
Yes, because many people with ADHD often self-medicate by smoking or vaping.

[b]Nicotine and attention in adult attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)[/b]
C K Conners 1, E D Levin, E Sparrow, S C Hinton, D Erhardt, W H Meck, J E Rose, J March
PMID: 8927677

[i]Nicotine, like the psychostimulants methylphenidate and dextroamphetamine, acts as an indirect dopamine agonist and improves attention and arousal. Adults and adolescents with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) smoke much more frequently than normal individuals or those with other psychiatric conditions, perhaps as a form of self-medication for ADHD symptoms. Nicotine might therefore have some value as a treatment for ADHD.[/i]
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