^ Yes, that's true and it's a definite risk involved. I never said the pills were perfect or had no pitfalls or bad side effects.

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Look, adderall is quickly becoming one of the most popular drugs in America, that's a fact. I can go to any college campus in America and get some adderall if I wanted to. My point is that it's not nearly as terrible for you as some people are making it out to be. It's definitely not healthy and I'd be better off just adjusting my lifestyle and start dieting and excercising. I'm not arguing that, or that using adderall as a means to fuction is optimal, it's far from it and I know that.

Look, heroine is quickly becoming one of the most popular drugs in America, that's a fact. I can go to any shady area in America and get some heroine if I wanted to. My point is that it's not nearly as terrible for you as some people are making it out to be. It's definitely not healthy and I'd be better off just adjusting my lifestyle and start dieting and exercising. I'm not arguing that, or that using heroine as a means to fuction is optimal, it's far from it and I know that.

i don't mean to be an ass, but using opinions as a basis of whether something is good or bad probably isn't a good idea. anyways, i'm done with this. nothing constructive can come out of this thread anymore.
Big difference between what's popular in a shady area in America as opposed to what's popular on college campuses. People use adderall in college to stay up and study for tests or finish long assignements, that's a lot different than people using heroin in the streets of Brooklyn, both the drug and the purpose.

And I think everybody here is using their opinion of whether or not adderall is bad, with some facts thrown in like excerpts of wikiipedia articles. There is a ton of information on the internet about this that have conflicting views about whether or not adderall is good or bad for you, or worth it in general.

Look, crystal meth is quickly becoming one of the most popular drugs in America, that's a fact. I can go to any college campus in America and get some crystal meth if I wanted to. My point is that it's not nearly as terrible for you as some people are making it out to be. (eds note: I like the leap of logic that just occured. It's definitely not healthy and I'd be better off just adjusting my lifestyle and start dieting and exercising. I'm not arguing that, or that using crystal meth as a means to fuction is optimal, it's far from it and I know that.
Yawn. Crystal meth isn't a prescription drug (technically it is, but very few use it and it cannot be refilled) and every use for it on the streets is harmful. That's not a very good argument on your end, crystal meth isn't used by college kids to get good grades, adderall is.

Aislephive:

I don't know why you even posted this thread. It's clear that your mind was made up before you ever posted it and that all you were looking for were responses like "aderoll is cool!!!11!!! take it!!!!!1!!"

The drug you're trying to convince us all that it's ok to abuse (yes; you're abusing it) was made with the intent of helping people that couldn't function normally in society (couldn't concentrate at all, etc). You can obviously function normally, but just want to have it to boost your awareness (in studying or poker, whatever).

If you want to lie to yourself, so be it, but don't lie to us all and say that you need adderall.
No my mind wasn't made up, but I'll admit I do have a bias because I'm hoping that it could help me. But I have not turned my head away from those who think it's harmful and I shouldn't take it. One person in particular took that stance (DaNutsInYoEye) and I got into an argument with him, which makes it look like that. But it's not true at all, I do want all responses if they're civil. If the only reason you don't like adderall is because in general you don't like to use "drugs" then you have an immediate bias against it and nullifies whatever you say. I wasn't asking anybody for alternatives to adderall, I was asking for personal experiences with it or anything else that can be considered helpful advice. "Omg drugs are bad, mmkay?" does not qualify as helpful advice, imo.