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None of those things are true. ADHD people are pretty bad at being addicted to anything, and therapeutic stimulant doses are actually neuroprotective. Just wat
by astrange 2y ago
None of those things are true. ADHD people are pretty bad at being addicted to anything, and therapeutic stimulant doses are actually neuroprotective.
Just watch your blood pressure, but you should do that anyway.
- zeroonetwothree 2y agoWait what? It’s the exact opposite. ADHD tends to be correlated with addiction > Research has shown that those with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have an increased risk for addiction disorders like alcoholism and substance abuse. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4403287/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4403287/
- kayodelycaon 2y agoEvery mental disorder I know of that impairs function has an increased rate of addiction.
- astrange 2y agoTaking ADHD meds reduces the chance of substance abuse though, and it balances out to forgetting to take them being more likely than being addicted. Wait, I forgot to take mine.