4.1% of students at 119 four year colleges said in a survvey that they used an illegal prescription stimulant such as Ritalin or Adderall in the past year( The Journal Addiction, 2005)

Seventeen percent of men and 11 percent of women at the University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire, said they used illicit stimulant medication.( Journal Of American College health, 2005)

We have as a culture become focused on performance and the here and now and we are impulsive. We have drive through food, coffee, cleaners for everything and instant downloads and purchases. We have steroids so men can hit more home runs even though it is controversial it is used extensively.

One in Five people in an informal online survey, answered by 1,400 people in 60 countries, said they had used drugs for nonmedical reasons “to stimulate their focus, concentration, or memory.”( British Science Journal nature, 2008)

Is the answer popping a pill? Is there a way to learn how to focus without a prescription medication?

There are many techniques that enhance focus and performance without a prescription pill.