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SoftTalkeryesterday at 7:03 PM2 repliesview on HN

At the gym I go to, there are a lot of college-age kids. I overhear them talking about getting on Ritalin or Adderall to help them study. Not because they really need it, it's just seen as a "performance hack" to get an advantage. They talk about what doctor they went to and how easy it was to get a prescription.


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ekropotinyesterday at 7:38 PM

I read somewhere that Adderall does not improve cognitive function in people without ADHD and in some cases can even decrease it.

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lotsofpulpyesterday at 8:19 PM

That has been a thing since I went to college 20 years ago.