{"id":11894,"date":"2017-10-25T09:08:15","date_gmt":"2017-10-25T14:08:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/?p=11894"},"modified":"2023-01-31T06:22:03","modified_gmt":"2023-01-31T12:22:03","slug":"ritalin-use-in-poker-esports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/ritalin-use-in-poker-esports\/","title":{"rendered":"Ritalin: Poker & eSports’ Dirty Secret"},"content":{"rendered":"
Practice and rest are no longer enough. If you are trying to improve test scores, your focus at work, or your performance in a game (live or in-person), there’s now drugs that will improve your cognitive abilities.<\/p>\n
Or claim to, anyway.<\/p>\n
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While the jury is still out on exactly how they can really improve your performance, many esports, poker, and other cognitively-demanding game players are doing their own hands-on research with these types of \u2018smart\u2019 drugs.<\/p>\n
And for now at least, they are mostly free to experiment without repercussions.<\/p>\n
Methylphenidate, better known as Ritalin, is a psychostimulant commonly prescribed to those with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).<\/p>\n
In addition to improving attention and staving off fatigue, it’s also a favorite of college students looking to cram for tests, adults that need to stay focused at boring jobs, and allegedly, game players that want to enhance their cognitive capabilities.<\/p>\n