The Manhattan Adult ADD Support group Is please to sponsor the following lecture:
STIMULANTS & PERFORMANCE: WHAT CAN WE LEARN FROM BASEBALL?
In 2006, to go with its crackdown on steroids, Major League Baseball banned stimulants, too. That is, except for players with medical conditions like Attention Deficit Disorder. In 2007, the number of major leaguers claiming ADD exemptions jumped from 28 -- to 103.
Is this a ploy to get access to Ritalin or Adderall? If so, why do players use stimulants? To fight fatigue? To boost motivation? To sharpen concentration? To boost bat disciplin...More