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Here's some excerpts from the link that caught my attention because of my own work on a novel.
RadarOnline.com was first to report that the estranged wife of Kansas City Royals player Jason Kendall was raising questions about his use of Adderall, a drug whose use has skyrocketed among pro players ever since the league banned amphetamines.
Dr. Haraszti exclusively told RadarOnline.com: "The players use this as a performance enhancing drug which allows them to concentrate better and also helps them to get over their grueling 162 game schedule they face during the season."
And despite the fact that players obtain prescriptions for Adderall, Dr. Haraszti believes the prescriptions do not prove the players have a real need for the drug. "The players go to the doctors knowing full well they don't have ADD but the doctors go and prescribe it for them and make the diagnoses for ADD and the question is, are the diagnoses legitimate? ... most likely the majority of them are not," he said.
He also explains the number of baseball players diagnosed with ADD doesn't make sense. "The population incident is about 8% among children ...and about half of the kids diagnosed with ADD outgrow their symptoms by their early 20's so only about 4% go on to have the symptoms into adulthood.
“And among baseball players this statistic jumps to around 8%or 10% which makes no sense because it is more than twice the amount of ADD than in the normal population.
“And these diagnoses all came after amphetamines were banned."
The doctor also points out it is unlikely for such a high percentage of athletes to be diagnosed with ADD as adults. “It is very unlikely to just get ADD,” Dr. Haraszti told RadarOnline.com.
http://lushlost.blogspot.com/2010/03/adderall-and-baseball.html
RadarOnline.com was first to report that the estranged wife of Kansas City Royals player Jason Kendall was raising questions about his use of Adderall, a drug whose use has skyrocketed among pro players ever since the league banned amphetamines.
Dr. Haraszti exclusively told RadarOnline.com: "The players use this as a performance enhancing drug which allows them to concentrate better and also helps them to get over their grueling 162 game schedule they face during the season."
And despite the fact that players obtain prescriptions for Adderall, Dr. Haraszti believes the prescriptions do not prove the players have a real need for the drug. "The players go to the doctors knowing full well they don't have ADD but the doctors go and prescribe it for them and make the diagnoses for ADD and the question is, are the diagnoses legitimate? ... most likely the majority of them are not," he said.
He also explains the number of baseball players diagnosed with ADD doesn't make sense. "The population incident is about 8% among children ...and about half of the kids diagnosed with ADD outgrow their symptoms by their early 20's so only about 4% go on to have the symptoms into adulthood.
“And among baseball players this statistic jumps to around 8%or 10% which makes no sense because it is more than twice the amount of ADD than in the normal population.
“And these diagnoses all came after amphetamines were banned."
The doctor also points out it is unlikely for such a high percentage of athletes to be diagnosed with ADD as adults. “It is very unlikely to just get ADD,” Dr. Haraszti told RadarOnline.com.
http://lushlost.blogspot.com/2010/03/adderall-and-baseball.html
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What's your opinion about this drug? Students: How many of you use it to study? Other reasons? Weight Loss? To write? I'm curious.
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