"What would you take to be the best?"

2018

1h 27m

6.5(138 votes)

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Overview

In a hypercompetitive world, drugs like Adderall offer students, athletes, coders and others a way to do more -- faster and better. But at what cost?

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47 members

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Eben Britton

Self - Former NFL Player (as Eben)

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Dr. Wendy Brown

Self - Political Theorist, UC Berkeley

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Ariana

Self - College Sophomore

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Delaney

Self - College Junior

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Jasper Holt-Teza

Self - College Senior (as Jasper)

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Leigh

Self - College Senior

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Anjan Chatterjee

Self - Chair of Neurology, University of Pennsylvania

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Alan Schwarz

Self - Journalist, Author - ADHD Nation

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Nicholas Rasmussen

Self - Author, On Speed

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Nathanael

Self - Software Engineer

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Sheila Britt

Self - Eben's Wife (as Brit)

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Martha Farah

Self - Cognitive Neuroscientist, University of Pennsylvania

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Carl Hart

Self - Chair of Psychology, Columbia University

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Lawrence Diller

Self - Pediatrician, Author - Running on Ritalin

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Steve Hinshaw

Self - Psychologist, Author - The ADHD Explosion

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Blue Williams

Self - Artist Management (as Blue)

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Bianka

Self - Leigh's Roommate

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Liz Jorgensen

Self - Psychotherapist

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Peter

Self - Financial Analyst

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Regina Holt-Teza

Self - Jasper's Mom (as Regina)

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Bill Holt

Self - Jasper's Dad (as Bill)

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Maxine

Self - Blue's Mom

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Keith Conner

Self - Conducted First Controlled Ritalin Study

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Corey Hebert

Self - Pediatrician

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Rahiem

Self - High School Student

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Sherry

Self - Rahiem's Mom

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Jesse Lawler

Self - Podcast Host, Smart Drug Smarts

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Lucas Siegel

Self - Co-Founder, AlternaScript (as Lucas)

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Matthew Piskorz

Self - Co-Founder, AlternaScript (as Matthew)

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Lily

Self - Startup Publicist

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Dr. James Fadiman

Self - Psychedelic Researcher

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Gordon Alles

Self (archive footage)

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Ringo Starr

Self (archive footage)

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George Harrison

Self (archive footage)

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John Lennon

Self (archive footage)

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Paul McCartney

Self (archive footage)

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Brigid Berlin

Self (archive footage)

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William S. Burroughs

Self (archive footage)

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Allen Ginsberg

Self (archive footage)

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Albert Hofmann

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Max Jacobson

Self (archive footage)

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Jack Kerouac

Self (archive footage)

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Carla Panganiban

Elementary Student (as Karla Panganiban)

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Charlie Parker

Self (archive footage)

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Edie Sedgwick

Self (archive footage)

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Andy Warhol

Self (archive footage)

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Frank Zappa

Self (archive footage)

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