stimulants are prevalent in all high-paying technical/knowledge fields in the US. tech, finance, and medicine being the big 3. i have nothing but anecdotal evidence to support this, but i'd bet that more than 3/4s of students who have gone through a medical school program in the US have taken adderall at least once during it

i'm tempted to argue that ease of access to amphetamines plays a huge part in the US continuing to maintain a thriving tech industry. along with being able to siphon the best and brightest from every other country that can't match US comps, of course

Definitely, but that doesn't change the fact that some really need the medication and preventing them from receiving it ruins lives.