Paul Tough
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And the most recent study looked at them when they were 25 and continued to see this height differential, that the ones who had consistently taken stimulant medication all the way through childhood and even young adulthood, they continued to be about an inch shorter than the ones who had stopped taking it or who had never started at all.
And the most recent study looked at them when they were 25 and continued to see this height differential, that the ones who had consistently taken stimulant medication all the way through childhood and even young adulthood, they continued to be about an inch shorter than the ones who had stopped taking it or who had never started at all.
And the most recent study looked at them when they were 25 and continued to see this height differential, that the ones who had consistently taken stimulant medication all the way through childhood and even young adulthood, they continued to be about an inch shorter than the ones who had stopped taking it or who had never started at all.
There isn't a definite explanation. No, we don't exactly know why that is. The most sort of logical one is that these medications affect appetite in a big way. So when I would talk to young people who were taking these medications, that was the thing that they talked about the most, that you just don't want to eat.
There isn't a definite explanation. No, we don't exactly know why that is. The most sort of logical one is that these medications affect appetite in a big way. So when I would talk to young people who were taking these medications, that was the thing that they talked about the most, that you just don't want to eat.
There isn't a definite explanation. No, we don't exactly know why that is. The most sort of logical one is that these medications affect appetite in a big way. So when I would talk to young people who were taking these medications, that was the thing that they talked about the most, that you just don't want to eat.
And if you're an adolescent and you don't want to eat, you're very different than other adolescents. This is a time when kids are eating a ton and that's helping their growth. So that would make sense as part of the reason for this. But there haven't been enough careful studies to say that that's the real reason.
And if you're an adolescent and you don't want to eat, you're very different than other adolescents. This is a time when kids are eating a ton and that's helping their growth. So that would make sense as part of the reason for this. But there haven't been enough careful studies to say that that's the real reason.
And if you're an adolescent and you don't want to eat, you're very different than other adolescents. This is a time when kids are eating a ton and that's helping their growth. So that would make sense as part of the reason for this. But there haven't been enough careful studies to say that that's the real reason.
Amphetamines as a whole can be addictive. The way that the medications are formulated, especially the ones that release the medication over an extended time, over the course of a day, those are certain safeguards that make them less likely to be addicted. The young people I talked to who took these medications did not feel that they were addicting at all. They found them very easy to stop.
Amphetamines as a whole can be addictive. The way that the medications are formulated, especially the ones that release the medication over an extended time, over the course of a day, those are certain safeguards that make them less likely to be addicted. The young people I talked to who took these medications did not feel that they were addicting at all. They found them very easy to stop.
Amphetamines as a whole can be addictive. The way that the medications are formulated, especially the ones that release the medication over an extended time, over the course of a day, those are certain safeguards that make them less likely to be addicted. The young people I talked to who took these medications did not feel that they were addicting at all. They found them very easy to stop.
So, yes, they can be addictive. There are certainly anecdotal stories about people who become dependent or even addicted to these medications. But that doesn't seem like a very big problem for most kids.
So, yes, they can be addictive. There are certainly anecdotal stories about people who become dependent or even addicted to these medications. But that doesn't seem like a very big problem for most kids.
So, yes, they can be addictive. There are certainly anecdotal stories about people who become dependent or even addicted to these medications. But that doesn't seem like a very big problem for most kids.
Well, I heard a variety of things. So I think every young person's experience is unique. But mostly, I felt like they had a pretty complex relationship to these drugs. So I think the way that these medications and the diagnosis in general is portrayed is that this is a medical condition that has a medical solution.
Well, I heard a variety of things. So I think every young person's experience is unique. But mostly, I felt like they had a pretty complex relationship to these drugs. So I think the way that these medications and the diagnosis in general is portrayed is that this is a medical condition that has a medical solution.
Well, I heard a variety of things. So I think every young person's experience is unique. But mostly, I felt like they had a pretty complex relationship to these drugs. So I think the way that these medications and the diagnosis in general is portrayed is that this is a medical condition that has a medical solution.
And in fact, the young people I talked to saw this as much more of a kind of constant negotiation between them and their medication. A couple of the young people I talked to talked about, used the word sacrifice when they talked about their stimulant medication. They saw that there were benefits to it. They saw that it was going to help them in some significant way going forward in life.
And in fact, the young people I talked to saw this as much more of a kind of constant negotiation between them and their medication. A couple of the young people I talked to talked about, used the word sacrifice when they talked about their stimulant medication. They saw that there were benefits to it. They saw that it was going to help them in some significant way going forward in life.