How prevalent are study/work aiding drugs (adderall, etc) in the science fields

How prevalent are study/work aiding drugs (adderall, etc) in the science fields.
I've heard in certain areas, almost everyone is taking something, is this true?

I can’t speak for how prevalent they are, but I wouldn’t recommend it. I spent two years on amps and my cognitive abilities still haven’t fully recovered.

They are safe at low doses, but over time you can develop a serious dependence on them. If you are young I would suggest you avoid them or only use them for special occasions where you need the heightened abilities.

If you are older and struggling to keep up with young people by all means take them, I feel in this situation they are fine and you are old enough to have firmly developed routines and habits that adding a pill to won't endanger.

I would say that their prevalence is almost ubiquitous. However, among students without a diagnosis of ADHD, those taking Adderall did not show any improved performance compared to those taking placebo.

I've been prescribed stimulant medication since childhood and I find it difficult to study without it. I do not take it before an exam.

>I do not take it before an exam.

Why not?

I use ritalin on certain occasions
Very high-functioning people probably take them all the time. You don't get any smarter using them, just a lot more focused, so you have to be smart to begin with to make good use of them.

Taking stims before most exams is pointless unless you have to do a lot of reading. Just take them a day before the exam while revising, I found that I was still more focused than usual the day after I take ritalin.

How did that study work? I remember in high school people using adderall for tests but that is useless, it isn't a magical drug that can teach you stuff you don't already know. It's just amphetamines, all it does is make you much more motivated and makes boring or tedious tasks much more mentally rewarding. I always got so much done on adderall, and I think if you use it to study for s while you probably will progress at a faster rate due to staying focused (and not stopping to sleep or eat). I really wish I could try adderall again but I have no friends.

How did they affect them?

Here in Western Australia there is a bit of a dextro amphetamine, 'dixie' problem caused by very loose lifetime prescriptions in the 90s.

They get sold by the older students down the to the first and second years.
Most of the masters student have learned that discipline is more important than amphetamines.

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