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Old 12-01-05 | 01:11 PM
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Originally Posted by CagerTools
Mars, I didn't mean to upset you. But I do have a question, have you researched the use of marijuana or nicotine in the treatment of AD/HD? I'm not looking for the negative side effects, but the positive ones.
Ok, no problem.

I haven't personally looked into either of these substances. I don't know of any controlled studies looking into these issues. I doubt that any have been done because people with AD/HD are considered high risk for drug abuse/dependence. It would be REALLY hard to get ethics approval for research like that. For any who might read this and not know - all research involving human subjects must be authorized by ethics boards. So, to give an AD/HD sufferer an illegal drug that some consider addicting would be a really tall order to accomplish.

Theoretically, neither substance is likely to be of much benefit. Nicotine can increase concentration, but the core problem for most AD/HD folks revolves around impulsivity (which adversely affects the performance of rote tasks). I don't think that pot reduces impulsivity much. Nor nicotine.
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