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Re:Cognitive enhancement drug may also cause addiction by chris11 on Thursday March 19, 2009 @07:25PM (#524182)
I was slightly curious too, and so did some searching. Surprisingly stimulants can actually decrease risk of addiction to drugs or alcohol. It was found that adults who were prescribed medication for ADHD were at less risk for substance abuse. Now I don't no whether it just reduced risk for addictions to things other than stimulants, or that it just reduced addiction in people who had ADHD, but it at least shows that there is a medically safe dose for some people.

http://www.drugabuse.gov/NIDA_Notes/NNVol14N4/ADHD.html

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Re:Cognitive enhancement drug may also cause addiction by extension on Thursday March 19, 2009 @08:00PM (#524236)
Treating a mental disorder/personality quirk that is fucking up your life will reduce your risk for substance abuse, not to mention loose women and rock and roll.

It also helps if the drug you're being treated with has a lot of the same effects, or is in fact the same substance, as the drugs you would otherwise abuse.

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