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Has anyone dealt with addiction?

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I haven’t actually. I was worried about it at first ( I take Aderrall). Even at the end of the day J don’t really crash. There’s been days I don’t take it, simply because I don’t want my system to get used to it. I also heard that most ADHD individuals don’t develop addiction but rather those that don’t need the medication do.

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I take 70mg vyvanse and 20 mg adderal. It’s gets me through the day with focus. Especially working 12 hours anday

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zonarosso

Do you mean addiction to ADHD prescription drugs or others like Meth, Heroin, THC?

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DingoDoug

it has significantly reduced my addictive behaviors like video gaming ever since I started stimulants.

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