Stimulants for ADHD
One of the common misconceptions and falsehoods posted on the net are that the stimulants are the same as street drugs. Not so.
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Also, I believe that research shows:
- Stimulants are rarely abused by people who actually have ADHD.
- Stimulants do not give students an unfair advantage. They do not improve performance in non ADHD people.
- None the less, there is a high rate of stimulant mis use in colleges. (It just doesn’t help.)
- Treatment of ADHD with stimulants does not lead to drug abuse, and some research shows that treatment actually reduces drug abuse.
- There is lot of garbage and nonsense on the internet.
doug
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- ADHD Meds
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- ADHD doesn’t exist?
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- Ignorance about ADHD doesn’t prevent opinions.
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- “I love hearing your opinion about ADHD!”
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- The ADD ADHD brain is different. And very busy.
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madelyn- thank you for your comment. and your support. if you would like to elaborate on your thoughts experience research i could use it as a new post.
best wishes
doug
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Great article. Pharmaceutical use and recreational use are TOTALLY different things – and self-medication is a third. I’m with you on your five points above too. My research shows that they are RIGHT ON – especially #5.
xx,
mgh
(Madelyn Griffith-Haynie – ADDandSoMuchMore dot com)
– ADD Coach Training Field founder; ADD Coaching co-founder –
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