Healthy patients without attention deficit disorder (ADD) should not be prescribed cognitive enhancement medications, according to an article published in CMAJ. People are sometimes prescribed stimulants (such as methylphenidate and dextroamphetamine) for cognitive enhancement, which is essentially using them to only improve memory or concentration. As a prescription is necessary for these drugs, doctors must make sure that they are prescribing them to people who actually need them and not to healthy individuals without ADD...
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