This article is about a Harvard
graduate named Alex who was a journalist major and ran a student organized
organization. When he wasn't doing all that he was in class. He began taking
Adderall to help him improve his work ethics. There are many people out there
like Alex who take amphetamines in order to improve their focus at strange times
during the day. A lot of college students have started to take Adderall and
Ritalin because they have noticed their peers who have A.D.H.D take it at a
young age. The doctor Anjan Chatterjee at Penn has noticed this outcome of
students taking non-prescribed drugs to increase focus in school.
During the course
of reading the article I have noticed that it has many opinions and facts by
real doctors who have realized that students take non prescribed drugs as an
attention stimulant. Also, this article talked about how prescription drug
advertisements have given A.D.H.D a household name. So when you hear that
Adderall, Ritalin etc. help you increase your attention skills, should not be
taken without prescription, and should not take excessively, listen to what
those ads say because it can harm your way of thinking and life.
The most
interesting part about the article “Brain Gain” was when it talked about Paul
Phillips, a poker player and a millionaire who helped found go2net. He was a strange
man who always changed his hair and wore geometric patterned shirts. His doctor
diagnosed him with A.D.H.D in 2003 and prescribed him to Adderall. After taking
Adderall every day, after 6 months he had already won 1.6 million at poker
events. I thought this was interesting because it really shows how much someone
can change and concentrate with just one pill.
