Using Adderall to Get Ahead, Not to Fight A.D.H.D.

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DESCRIPTION More professionals are turning to attention deficit medications, like Adderall, to increase their productivity at work. Elizabeth D. Herman for The New York Times

Drugs like Adderall were once only prescribed to help highly distractable children with attention deficit disorders focus on their school work. Then college students found those drugs, amphetamine-like stimulants, could increase their ability to study. Now a growing number of workers use them to help compete, whether or not they have A.D.H.D.

What will happen as these drugs are more widely used in the workplace?


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