Yes, I too have to ration my #ADHD medication because of out of date laws from 1971 that dont reflect the tremendous benefit & effect size of the meds, and low risk of increasing abuse/diversion.
Much research exists that conflates use of a stimulant in a way other than prescribed (Taking at a different time, taking an extra dose on cognitively intense days, etc) as "misuse."
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapsychiatry/article-abstract/2806881
This is the same author who questioned the psbl link 5 & 20 yrs earlier.
#MentalHealth
Hannu Ikonen, MD /
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