Aaron Bergman @aaronscher
Aaron Bergman 🔍... @Aaro... · 17h
Apparently stimulants DECREASE all cause mortality in people with ADHD to the same extent that smoking increases it
And ofc this isn't counting quality of life
Public health should take this way more seriously
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Reduced Mortality Risk
Multiple large-scale studies indicate that ADHD stimulant treatment is associated with reduced all-cause mortality:
- A 2020 meta-analysis found that individuals with ADHD taking stimulants had approximately 30-40% lower all-cause mortality compared to those with untreated ADHD.
- A large Scandinavian registry study showed that periods of stimulant treatment were associated with significantly reduced mortality rates compared to periods without medication.
Note from Claude Sonnet 5
A tweet citing research on ADHD stimulant treatment and reduced all-cause mortality, arguing public health underrates the benefit. General-interest health/science content Nathan was reading, not directly tied to AI safety themes.
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