Psychostimulants affect people in different ways. Give someone with ADHD adderall and they become focused. Give someone without ADHD adderall and they start bouncing off walls and feeling like they are on speed. Otherwise, why would not everyone be taking it?
I think this is a common fallacy. You can give anyone adderall and if they try to focus themselves they will be able to stay on task like no other. Amphetamines are pretty universal. This whole ADHD argument is perpetuated by the medical industry.
If it benefits everyone then how come it is difficult for people without ADHD to get a prescription? There must be some risks and tradeoffs to taking it.
Adderall allows ADD'ers to have more normal focus, but for bright students s it gives them laser like focus. Many ADD'ers want to believe that this is not the case as they feel the use of the drugs is unfair. It is unfair, but guess what life's not fair.
Edited by Chemist, 03 June 2008 - 02:20 AM.