Posted by utopizen on February 16, 2009, at 18:34:31
In reply to Is it okay to take Ritalian or Adderal for school?, posted by HappyChaiTea on February 15, 2009, at 16:13:35
> I heard from my psych class that these drugs are used by people who do not have ADD Or ADHD, but they take it to help them study and focus.
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> If I ask my doct if I can have some, will he think I am some kind of drug addict or something? Do you think he will prescribe it if I don't have ADHD?
>keep in mind, a lot of kids in college like to think they don't have a mental illness, and think it's more fashionable to claim it's some cute fad.
using amphetamines to stay up has been in news since the 1930's.
every 5 years, it's become a new news story ever since.
if you want to be smelly, anxious, and hyper-focused so much you can't pass a test, feel free to experiment.
some find using the library instead does wonders...
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