Andrew Huberman· PhD
Current estimates are that >75% of college age students use Rx stimulants 1X/mo or more.
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Current estimates are that >75% of college age students use Rx stimulants 1X/mo or more.
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that 25% of students age 16-32 take Adderall 1-7X/week (not prescribed).
30-35% of students are on amphetamine.
So what that means is that there's a lot of stimulant use in that age group and there are a lot of adults also using and abusing stimulants in order to gain focus.
However, I'm aware that up to 25% of college students, and perhaps as many as 35% of all individuals between the ages of 17 and 30 are taking Adderall on a regular or semi-regular basis in order to work, in order to study and in order to function and focus in their daily life.