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He had to go around the neighborhood, telling them he was a rest for people's feet

Yes.

... That's just plain odd.

It must be a metaphor.

"Prospective young adult outcomes (mean age 21.8 years) of children who had been diagnosed as having attention deficit disorder with hyperactivity and who had been treated with methylphenidate for at least 3 years were compared with those of a matched normal control group and a group of hyperactive young adults who had not received any stimulant treatment. Results suggest that in many areas, e.g., school, work, and personality disorders, stimulant-treated hyperactives function significantly worse than matched normal controls but similar to untreated hyperactives. In some areas, e.g., less car accidents, more positive view of childhood, later delinquency, and better social skills and self-esteem, stimulant-treated hyperactives did better than their untreated counterparts. Thus stimulant treatment for hyperactive children may not eliminate educational work or life difficulties, but may result in less social ostracism and improved feelings toward themselves and others."

yeah shit

bad day

saw a kid die, on his way to high school, speeding, losing control, into a fire hydrant, right into the drivers door, killed him.. what luck

There is a mixed bag of studies. I'm not sure what to make of it.

bit a ironic

getting killed by a tool meant to save lives

yeah like it was bad

half a mile from the high school

kids were there at the fire hydrant all week

There's a version of ritalin that lasts the entire day.

it was at a 45 degree angle for a while

XR

Wait, so basically ADD meds make you insecure and depresso expresso?

If soldiers had that, there's basically no issue.

@Hiniku No.

It affects your DEVELOPMENT

It throws an x-factor in there

"Wait... Are we doing the normal growing up? Or-- Seriously what is this pill that keeps helping the stomach."

There were followup studies for soldiers, too, but it seems children react particularly sensitively.

you have to be going a good clip to have a hydrant buckle in your door enough to kill you no?

oh yeah

Of course children react sensitively, they're not set in their ways yet. lol

he was going fast

Show a 3 year old a WRIGGLING FISH still on the hook

And they go bananas

wasn't a sports car was it?

"WHOOOOOAAAAA"

Overall, more recent studies seem to indicate that there is a correlation between increases in depression and long term use of stimulants in childhood.

Show an adult that

"Hey neat."

I'm just repeating what the studies appear to be stating. Don't shoot the messenger.

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I wasn't--

Go and read yourself. You didn't want citations, but I have about a dozen.

Alright you misread my tone.