I'm too lazy to read through all these posts but ill share my thoughts on the matter.
For a person who has legitimate diagnosed learning problems ... its fine. Although i feel the diagnostic criteria for something like ADHD is far too lax to begin with. I remember there being cases of nurses writing scripts for ritalin/aderall.
If you are not diagnosed i feel its dishonest and you're just being too lazy to do the work yourself so you're relying on a chemical to get the job done for you. Buckle down and believe in yourself...a pill isn't going to make you any smarter.
Also, I remember from my behavioral pharmacology class that a substance like ritalin if taken by a normal person for a substantial period of time will produce ADHD symptoms in the absence of the drug. However, what that period of time is im not sure. without going and referencing my primer on drug action i can add that ritalin/aderall is pharmacologically similar in may ways to cocaine. I could go into more detail if someone is interested but the book is across the room and m feet are cold.
For a person who has legitimate diagnosed learning problems ... its fine. Although i feel the diagnostic criteria for something like ADHD is far too lax to begin with. I remember there being cases of nurses writing scripts for ritalin/aderall.
If you are not diagnosed i feel its dishonest and you're just being too lazy to do the work yourself so you're relying on a chemical to get the job done for you. Buckle down and believe in yourself...a pill isn't going to make you any smarter.
Also, I remember from my behavioral pharmacology class that a substance like ritalin if taken by a normal person for a substantial period of time will produce ADHD symptoms in the absence of the drug. However, what that period of time is im not sure. without going and referencing my primer on drug action i can add that ritalin/aderall is pharmacologically similar in may ways to cocaine. I could go into more detail if someone is interested but the book is across the room and m feet are cold.