Literally the worst strategy. There is one successful drug deregulation strategy in America: publish nonsense studies pointing at good healthcare outcomes then use that to wedge the drug into legality.
“Just admitting it” would lead to a ban on it. Literally would be the dumbest thing to do.
As long as you're at least 21, you should have a right to put whatever you want in your body. The current system locks these performance enhancing drugs behind extremely expensive medical appointments.
Slap a warning label on it, like we slap a warning label on cigarettes and alcohol, and let adults do what they want.
Of course you can still have a doctor suggest you take these dangerous stimulants, like you can have a doctor suggest you get more exercise, or suggest that you cut back down on your alcohol consumption.
>New research finds ADHD medications like Adderall don’t improve cognition in healthy college students and may even impair the memory of those who abuse the drugs.
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>But how do these drugs respond differently to the brains of people with and without ADHD? Weyandt said that she believes the human brain might need to be at a deficit of some kind for drugs like these to work. If not, they could have a detrimental effect.
>She said that neuroimaging research with people who have ADHD has found reduced activity — think blood flow — in parts of the brain associated with the condition’s symptoms when off medication.
>Once given the proper medication, the activity increases in these regions of the brain, and ADHD symptoms go down. So a person with ADHD has an improved ability to pay attention, and shows improved memory, planning, and response inhibition, she said.
>“Since we found the drug did not improve neurocognition and may negatively influence working memory, this may suggest a deficit is needed to benefit from the medication,” she added. “Furthermore, we have found in other studies that students who report significant ADHD symptoms are more likely to misuse stimulants.”
The test for ADHD, at least in Uk, is figuring out how much your life has been impacted by your executive function disorder. Whether your anxiety and depression are a result of being chronically unable to direct your mind to your goals. If that's the case, you might have ADHD.
It's not a productivity test. It's a disability test.
I personally don't feel a need to take dangerous performance enhancing drugs, but I respect the rights of adults to make their choices. Legalize everything for those 21 or older.