Legal Commentary

Adderall

By Kenneth Anderson

I bet if I had some Adderall, I would have finished this manuscript revision hours ago, or anyway, would stay up all night in a state of ecstatic concentration and get it done :(

Citing the drug?s extensive contributions to almost every field of academia, Harvard conferred an honorary doctoral degree upon a 30-day supply of Adderall during the university?s 359th commencement exercises Thursday.

Resting on a wooden dais throughout the ceremony, the synthetic psychostimulant was warmly praised by Harvard president Drew Faust, who called Adderall a stirring testament to what the human mind can achieve when chemically altered by a combination of dextroamphetamine and racemic DL-amphetamine salts.

?Harvard is proud to honor the tremendous merits of Adderall, without which many of you would not be sitting here today,? Faust said in her opening address to the nearly 1,900 unblinking and intensely focused students receiving their diplomas. ?I don?t think I?m exaggerating matters when I say that Adderall has been an inspiration to us all.?

The psychologically addictive drug then received resounding applause from the assembled graduates, with many jumping to their feet, clapping in near unison for 25 straight minutes, temporarily forgetting where they were, and then grinding their teeth in celebration of the well-deserved honor.

Full post as published by The Volokh Conspiracy on June 05, 2010 (boomark / email).