Adderall

• lhslep134

  

  I figured I'd start a thread on what is quickly becoming the "PED" that's causing so many suspensions, including Joe Haden. My question: Should a mental PED be treated the same as a physical PED? I don't think so
• Pick6

  

  No. Not sure I see the correlation of taking Adderall and it giving you and unfair advantage on the football field.
• Automatik

  

  It's a controlled substance. Don't want to get in trouble? Get a script.
  
  Mental PED? lol
• lhslep134

  

  Automatik;1330713 wrote: Mental PED? lol

  Well it obviously enhances your mental ability to focus and concentrate. But it doesn't affect your physical ability at all.
• Automatik

  

  lhslep134;1330716 wrote:Well it obviously enhances your mental ability. But it doesn't affect your physical ability at all.

  Do you think Joe Haden was taking addy to enhance his mental ability?
• lhslep134

  

  Automatik;1330718 wrote:Do you think Joe Haden was taking addy to enhance his mental ability?

  He already said he was using it to party. But the guys on the NFL Network were talking about how it would be used during the week to get through film study without falling asleep and similar circumstances.
• Automatik

  

  It's a slippery slope.
  
  PED or not, it's still a controlled substance. If you turn a blind eye to adderall, then what next? Like many prescription drugs, it can be abused.
• vball10set

  Automatik;1330713 wrote:It's a controlled substance. Don't want to get in trouble? Get a script.

  /thread
• Commander of Awesome

  

  Adderall can also be used to mask steroids.
• lhslep134

  

  Automatik;1330723 wrote:It's a slippery slope.
  
  PED or not, it's still a controlled substance. If you turn a blind eye to adderall, then what next? Like many prescription drugs, it can be abused.

  Can't disagree with this
• Ironman92

  

  Commander of Awesome;1330729 wrote:Adderall can also be used to mask steroids.

  
  We have a winner.
• friendfromlowry

  I forget who was talking about this on ESPN today (Brian Dawkins maybe) that a couple of the Seahawks DB's are facing a suspension for it. Apparently it helps keep them in the zone and creates a 'tunnel vision' for them to help their focus. Who knows. Most adults can't focus unless they drink coffee/caffeine first.
• lhslep134

  

  Commander of Awesome;1330729 wrote:Adderall can also be used to mask steroids.

  
  Really? I didn't know that
• Rotinaj

  

  Sherman claimed he accidentally drank a crushed tablet of adderoll. Dude is a douchebag. Glad he got suspended.
• Pick6

  

  friendfromlowry;1330756 wrote:I forget who was talking about this on ESPN today (Brian Dawkins maybe) that a couple of the Seahawks DB's are facing a suspension for it. Apparently it helps keep them in the zone and creates a 'tunnel vision' for them to help their focus. Who knows. Most adults can't focus unless they drink coffee/caffeine first.

  so why cant athletes do the same?
• Commander of Awesome

  

  lhslep134;1330762 wrote:Really? I didn't know that

  That's what Ross Tucker said on NFL Today podcast. He said players are taking it because it can mask steroids from detection or something. I don't know the science behind it, and a brief search didn't provide conclusive evidence.
• friendfromlowry

  Pick6;1330780 wrote:so why cant athletes do the same?

  Never said they couldn't. I've always gotten the impression that Adderall was primarily for students who had trouble paying attention or behaving. IMO, I don't think pro athletes should be messing around with it. But as someone else said, it's a slippery slope.
• Rotinaj

  

  If it didn't give them some sort of advantage they wouldn't be doing it.
• ernest_t_bass

  

  ccrunner609;1330822 wrote:Guys we are talking about a form of Amphetamine. Its a stimulant. These pills have a time release mechanism, when you crush them up and take the whole dose all at once, you get a full dose of 4 different Amphetamine salts. Pure stimulant.

  
  Where'd you learn that Rook? Drug school?
• Pick6

  

  ernest_t_bass;1330967 wrote:Where'd you learn that Rook? Drug school?

  lol'd.
  
  There are other stimulants, though. I can buy Bronkaid with Ephedrine right from the pharmacy. No prescription required.
  
  "Ephedrine is similar in structure to the derivatives amphetamine and methamphetamine."
  
  And psuedo (the knockoff used in nasal decongestants) is what is used to make meth.
• like_that

  

  There is a guy in my office who told me he took adderall before his state soccer semifinal match. He said it def enhanced his performance. I called him out for cheating.
• Tiernan

  I thought this was a thread about the former great CB for the Packers - Cannonball Adderall
• Heretic

  

  friendfromlowry;1330756 wrote:I forget who was talking about this on ESPN today (Brian Dawkins maybe) that a couple of the Seahawks DB's are facing a suspension for it. Apparently it helps keep them in the zone and creates a 'tunnel vision' for them to help their focus. Who knows. Most adults can't focus unless they drink coffee/caffeine first.

  Damn, most adults must be little bitches.
• Commander of Awesome

  

  lhslep134;1330762 wrote:Really? I didn't know that

  Dug a little deeper into this, what I learned is that NFL just releases that the player is suspended for 4 games, its then the player that says Adderall. NFL doesn't confirm. Adderall shows up as the same type of substance so players can be roiding then say its just adderall.
• lhslep134

  

  Commander of Awesome;1332946 wrote:Dug a little deeper into this, what I learned is that NFL just releases that the player is suspended for 4 games, its then the player that says Adderall. NFL doesn't confirm. Adderall shows up as the same type of substance so players can be roiding then say its just adderall.

  Hmm interesting. I don't know anything about steroids or their chemical makeup, does that mean they're amphetamines too?