"It wasn't really helping me right. But also, it affects... I was like, wow, this affected my whole body as much as, hey, drinking a couple shots of whiskey," he says. "When they're used right for people who really need them, they stimulate the brain pathways that help keep you restrained" He adds: "Every case is different. You can't believe the ads or the articles say 72.8% of people improve."
Ever since he was diagnosed as a kid, Adam has wondered if ADHD is a serious psychological condition, or a false diagnosis pushed by an overzealous industry. This week Dr. Stephen Hinshaw, Professor of Psychology at the University of California, Berkeley is on the show to help answer these questions. You can check out his book The ADHD Explosion: Myths, Medication, Money, and Today's Push for Performance at factuallypod.com/books.
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