"ihm96" (ihm96)
09/28/2014 at 22:03 • Filed to: None
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"ihm96" (ihm96)
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As we all know, drugs like adderall, ritalin, vyvanse and such are all used to treat ADHD and similar conditions, but are also commonly used illegally on the street and by college and high school students to aid with studying and improved focus. Racing is a task that requires a very intense level of concentration and focus as you are piloting a car through complex racetracks at high speeds while trying to pass other cars, hit correct shift points, brake points, and get the perfect racing line, sometimes for hours at a time as in endurance racing. Now my question is, do you guys think that its possible that pro racecar drivers could possibly be abusing these substances? I am very ignorant of the drug testing laws of many of the popular racing series and also of how easy it is to test for study drugs. So what do you guys think about the possibility that drivers could be using these? Would you consider it cheating, or acceptable, or dependent on doctors? Do you think it is possible for them to get away with this, because I feel like it could be the racing worlds version of performance enhancing drugs. I shall now go back to studying (cramming) for my econ exam tomorrow, but I would love to hear your guys' thoughts on this
Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
> ihm96
09/28/2014 at 22:04 |
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They are regularly tested for amphetamines, but they used to use them at Le Mans and such.
Conan
> ihm96
09/28/2014 at 22:07 |
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I think a lot of them used to take them. Now there's testing and the knowledge that tweaking your neurotransmitters too much can reduce your ability to produce them in the future (like steroids with hormones).
mcseanerson
> ihm96
09/28/2014 at 22:08 |
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Honestly I struggle with focus everywhere but when racing. Either the adrenaline or the amount of focus needed just makes it impossible for me not to focus.
dogisbadob
> ihm96
09/28/2014 at 22:18 |
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Honestly, I don't see a problem with it. (sorry if this turns into a rant on the stupid war on drugs)
Nothing wrong with improving academic performance or any other skills that are actually useful. They should be legal, or at least no more regulated than alcohol and tobacco. In fact, making them illegal has directly or indirectly caused the meth problem (meth is just a stronger version of amphetamines). I'd rather see people using the weaker drug and actually derive some benefits!
Heroin should be schedule II there is medical use for it (they still use it in Europe).
Steroids aren't actually addictive in the way that other drugs are.
Now, tobacco *should* be schedule I because it's addictive and has no redeeming medicinal value.
Nerd-Vol
> ihm96
09/28/2014 at 22:25 |
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Might want to read up on AJ almondinger.
Sally O'Broder
> ihm96
09/28/2014 at 22:40 |
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I always suppose there's a chance, but there's also plenty of herbal and dietary things one can do in order to boost driving-related functions. Cheaper, easier, and legal.
I'd find it more likely that any driver using these substances is on them in order to treat something like Narcolepsy, if anything.
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ihm96
> dogisbadob
09/29/2014 at 00:28 |
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Oh I totally support that they should be legal, but I still would believe they should be illegal for those competing in motorsports, like how even if steroids were legal, the nfl still wouldnt allow them. But yes they should be legal for anyone
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ihm96
> mcseanerson
09/29/2014 at 00:30 |
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That makes sense, but even if you have that, you might try using one of these focus drugs if you needed to find any edge over competitors and that it majorly affects your finances.