Story :In a hypercompetitive world, drugs like Adderall offer students, athletes, coders and others a way to do more -- faster and better. But at what cost?
Cast
Eben BrittonSelf - Former NFL Player (as Eben)
Dr. Wendy BrownSelf - Political Theorist, UC Berkeley
ArianaSelf - College Sophomore
DelaneySelf - College Junior
Jasper Holt-TezaSelf - College Senior (as Jasper)
LeighSelf - College Senior
Anjan ChatterjeeSelf - Chair of Neurology, University of Pennsylvania
Alan SchwarzSelf - Journalist, Author - ADHD Nation
Nicholas RasmussenSelf - Author, On Speed
NathanaelSelf - Software Engineer
Sheila BrittSelf - Eben's Wife (as Brit)
Martha FarahSelf - Cognitive Neuroscientist, University of Pennsylvania
Carl HartSelf - Chair of Psychology, Columbia University
Lawrence DillerSelf - Pediatrician, Author - Running on Ritalin
Steve HinshawSelf - Psychologist, Author - The ADHD Explosion
Blue WilliamsSelf - Artist Management (as Blue)
BiankaSelf - Leigh's Roommate
Liz JorgensenSelf - Psychotherapist
PeterSelf - Financial Analyst
Regina Holt-TezaSelf - Jasper's Mom (as Regina)
Bill HoltSelf - Jasper's Dad (as Bill)
MaxineSelf - Blue's Mom
Keith ConnerSelf - Conducted First Controlled Ritalin Study
Corey HebertSelf - Pediatrician
RahiemSelf - High School Student
SherrySelf - Rahiem's Mom
Jesse LawlerSelf - Podcast Host, Smart Drug Smarts
Lucas SiegelSelf - Co-Founder, AlternaScript (as Lucas)
Matthew PiskorzSelf - Co-Founder, AlternaScript (as Matthew)
LilySelf - Startup Publicist
Dr. James FadimanSelf - Psychedelic Researcher
Gordon AllesSelf (archive footage)
Ringo StarrSelf (archive footage)
George HarrisonSelf (archive footage)
John LennonSelf (archive footage)
Paul McCartneySelf (archive footage)
Brigid BerlinSelf (archive footage)
William S. BurroughsSelf (archive footage)
Allen GinsbergSelf (archive footage)
Albert HofmannSelf (archive footage)
Max JacobsonSelf (archive footage)
Jack KerouacSelf (archive footage)
Carla PanganibanElementary Student (as Karla Panganiban)