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?
Full Cast of Take Your Pills
Eben Britton
as Self - Former NFL Player (as Eben)
Dr. Wendy Brown
as Self - Political Theorist, UC Berkeley
Ariana
as Self - College Sophomore
Delaney
as Self - College Junior
Jasper Holt-Teza
as Self - College Senior (as Jasper)
Leigh
as Self - College Senior
Anjan Chatterjee
as Self - Chair of Neurology, University of Pennsylvania
Alan Schwarz
as Self - Journalist, Author - ADHD Nation
Nicholas Rasmussen
as Self - Author, On Speed
Nathanael
as Self - Software Engineer
Sheila Britt
as Self - Eben's Wife (as Brit)
Martha Farah
as Self - Cognitive Neuroscientist, University of Pennsylvania
Carl Hart
as Self - Chair of Psychology, Columbia University
Lawrence Diller
as Self - Pediatrician, Author - Running on Ritalin
Steve Hinshaw
as Self - Psychologist, Author - The ADHD Explosion
Blue Williams
as Self - Artist Management (as Blue)
Bianka
as Self - Leigh's Roommate
Liz Jorgensen
as Self - Psychotherapist
Peter
as Self - Financial Analyst
Regina Holt-Teza
as Self - Jasper's Mom (as Regina)
Bill Holt
as Self - Jasper's Dad (as Bill)
Maxine
as Self - Blue's Mom
Keith Conner
as Self - Conducted First Controlled Ritalin Study
Corey Hebert
as Self - Pediatrician
Rahiem
as Self - High School Student
Sherry
as Self - Rahiem's Mom
Jesse Lawler
as Self - Podcast Host, Smart Drug Smarts
Lucas Siegel
as Self - Co-Founder, AlternaScript (as Lucas)
Matthew Piskorz
as Self - Co-Founder, AlternaScript (as Matthew)
Lily
as Self - Startup Publicist
Dr. James Fadiman
as Self - Psychedelic Researcher
Gordon Alles
as Self (archive footage)
Max Jacobson
as Self (archive footage)
Carla Panganiban
as Elementary Student (as Karla Panganiban)
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