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May 2022
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How do ADHD and Adderall™ change the che...

Melissa and Jam, Bleav
About this episode
Well newsflash, the brain is complicated. And a surprising amount of what's going on in our brains is chemistry. But what about ADHD? What's happening in the chemistry of someone's brain who has ADHD, and then what happens when ADHD medication is introduced? Let's find the heck out! 
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