Take Your Pills

What would you take to be the best?

Duration: 87 min
Release date: 2018-03-09
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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?

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