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This guide is an UNOFFICIAL summary of the book, “ADHD Nation: Children, Doctors, Big Pharma, and the Making of an American Epidemic,” by Alan Schwarz. It is a supplement to the original book, to make its main ideas easier to understand and put to practice. In the 1980s, only 3 percent of American children were diagnosed with Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, also known as ADHD. But now that number is 15 percent - three times what the experts have said is appropriate. Meanwhile, the…

Attention is the selective focusing and utilization of the brain’s processing resources on a piece of information while simultaneously filtering and ignoring other perceivable information. The amount of time one can maintain this concentration without becoming distracted is known as their attention span. With modern society’s focus on higher education and long work hours, combined with the introduction of smart phones and the internet providing a wealth of available distractions, the ability to…

Patrick is an active kid, he plays outside, loves talking, but has a hard time staying still in class. Patrick is just a normal boy, if a little bit on the energetic side, but his teacher Ms. Smith does not want to stimulate Patrick the way he should be. She claims that he has severe ADHD and gets him prescribed on buckets of drugs which turns him into a vegetable. This exists in many elementary schools around the nation, and is a horrible truth we cannot escape. Far too many children are being…

energized when on a weird schedule because of time change, or let players work out harder because they would recover faster. Amphetamines would help the players to stay focused, to have increased energy, and to help them recover from exhaustion (Doyel, “Adderall the New Drug of Choice for Many Major-Leaguers”). In conclusion, Anabolic steroids, HGH, and Amphetamines are all steroids used by MLB players, and some have different effects. Some increase muscle mass, others will help focus. Some are…

Introduction The lowest standard of ethics a scholar could pursuit is academic dishonesty; this is agreed upon by all intellectuals. Such deception leads to research fabrication and has the possibility to spread false information like the plague. Thankfully, all good science is based on peer review, therefore eliminating most attempts of researchers to further a false career. However, there is a new form of dishonesty that has less to do with the results and more in line with how the results…

Think back to when you were a young child and how you imagined you were one of the many superheroes you watched on the Saturday morning cartoons. In your mind you were a perfectly chiseled titan, strong enough to lift a skyscraper right out of its foundation. Or maybe you were able to run at the speed of light, or read minds. Children everywhere have dreamt of having supernatural strength and abilities. As adults, those who study advocate for, and work towards enhancing human abilities are…

According to Fox News, a student named Austin Harrouff from FSU joined a long list of young people who had committed crimes such as cannibalism recently using a drug called “Flakka” or known as synthetic drugs. Also the CDC reported in August 2016 that state death was increased by 426 percent from 2013 to 2014. Why do people use drugs such as Flakka? This paper is used to explore why people do drug use. What is a drug you may ask? Well a drug is “any chemical substance other than food or water…

ADHD medication is wrongly used in attempt to market the drug to doctors, parents, and patients. To shed some light upon how ADHD medication came to be, Mr. Griggs bought a small pharmaceutical company. He soon discovered that his weight loss pill, Obetrol, might be effective for the treatment of ADHD. Griggs then published his findings and marketed the pill. Later, selling his company to Shire for $186 million (Schwarz 3). Spending millions more to promote this "life changing" pill to doctors.…

The topic of marijuana has always been an interesting debate. Some say marijuana will only cause harm if it's legalized. While others see the benefits of it, if it's legalized. The primary misconception of marijuana is that it is good or bad. This idea of categorizing marijuana into one of those two groups is outdated. By labeling marijuana as good or bad will only hinder its beneficial use in a medical setting. Currently, marijuana is a Schedule I drug meaning it has no currently accepted…

Stimulant Addiction in California Stimulant drugs are a group of substances that include prescription ADHD medications like Adderall and Ritalin, methamphetamine, and cocaine. Depending on the nature of the drug, these substances can be taken orally, injected, smoked, or snorted. In the short term, stimulants cause dopamine to be released, which results in increased energy and attention. However, the long-term effects of stimulant drugs are dangerous and can cause brain changes and organ…