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Contrast of Medical and Nonmedical Use of Stimulant Drugs, Basis for the Distinction, and Risk of Addiction: Comment on Smith and Farah (2011)
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Swanson, James M.; Wigal, Timothy L.; Volkow, Nora D. – Psychological Bulletin, 2011
Smith and Farah (2011) presented a scholarly review of critical areas related to their intriguing title "Are Prescription Stimulants 'Smart Pills'?" We contend that they accomplished the main goal of the article, to get the facts straight about possible cognitive enhancement via the nonmedical use of stimulant drugs by individuals without a…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Stimulants, Substance Abuse, Narcotics