Bright and Shiny and Exciting: An Adderall story

Back from the Abyss: Psychiatry in Stories - A podcast by Craig Heacock MD - Fridays

Send us your questions for Fishbowl 6! Life is much better on Adderall, until it's not. In this episode, Dr. H and Dan Ronken, a Boulder-based psychotherapist and addiction specialist, explore the double edged sword of stimulants. Using Dan's ADHD and addiction story as a launching point, they explore questions including: Do stimulants make us smarter and more productive? What is the saliency circuit and why is it so relevant here? Are some stimulants safer than others? Can they ...