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This is not entirely OT. Phelps has ADHD (he and his mother discussed this on-camera during the Olympics). And while he excels (to say the least) within the highly structured context of training/competing--structure works well for a lot of people with ADHD--in an unstructured context, he may be even less adept than a lot of people his age at thinking through the 'what if' implications of an impulsive act. Like accepting a bong at a private party.

Stimulant drugs for ADHD would be verboten for athletes in Olympic competition, for all the obvious reasons (otherwise 95% of athletes would suddenly have 'discovered' that they have ADHD, and be medicated for same). And Strattera is largely a waste of space. If only someone could devise a nonstimulant drug for ADHD....

In the other hand, I suppose that even an Ampakine would be considered too stimulating for inclusion in world-class athletics, since it has alertness effects.

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