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What is the effect of cocaine in a person with ADHD?

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The reverse of someone without it. Because people with ADHD have a dopamine deficiency in their brains, and cocaine essentially floods the brain with dopamine, cocaine in effect balances and stabilizes the neurochemical environment of an ADHD individual. read more

Because people with ADHD have a dopamine deficiency in their brains, and cocaine essentially floods the brain with dopamine, cocaine in effect balances and stabilizes the neurochemical environment of an ADHD individual. Whereas for a person with a balanced dopamine system (non-ADHD) cocaine would cause them to become MORE energetic and hyper, cocaine causes ADHD people to become more focused and calm. read more

Methylphendiate is a similar drug to cocaine, working in the same way and possessing a similar structure to cocaine, and it is most commonly prescribed CNS stimulant for ADHD and ADD. How I look at it is, coke is to ritalin, what meth is to adderall. read more

Ritalin is the most commonly prescribed medication for ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder). This treatment has helped thousands of people control their symptoms. But because Ritalin is a stimulant like cocaine, it may cause undesirable changes in the brain over time. read more

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