Wellness Influencers Are Pushing ‘Natural’ and Unproven Alternatives to Adderall
Wellness influencers are increasingly promoting unregulated nootropic supplements as alternatives to prescription ADHD medications like Adderall. These brands often use social media marketing to frame psychiatric drugs negatively while highlighting the supposed cognitive benefits of their own products.
Beyond his anti-vaccine position, Kennedy has a history of inflammatory opinions on common prescription drugs. He has sought to blame the national epidemic of mass shootings on antidepressants, for example, and claims that people have been “poisoned” by psychiatric drugs, including stimulants used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, such as Adderall and Vyvanse.
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