Does that rule only apply when they’re on the clock? Are doctors even allowed to treat their own family members? If a doctor got intimate with his wife after treating her, could she sue him?

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    Laws probably vary state to state, country to country.

    In South Africa, where I live, I knew a few people in university whose parents were doctors and wrote them prescriptions for Ritalin/Concerta or Modafinil. They did not have ADHD nor narcolepsy as far as I was aware.

    They also were not willing to share. Man, fuck those guys. Sorry for the tangent.

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      I always wanted to study on Ritalin. Took it when I needed to write one paper for a class and I got full marks for it, but that was it. I was scared of becoming dependent on it. I guess growing up with limited resources has its perks when you can’t afford these things. But yeah, fuck those who don’t share.

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        I enjoyed how American Horro Story: Red Tide embodied this fear. There was a pill that made you extremely creative for a few hours but permanently locked away that creativity without it (and gave such a severe iron deficiency you’d have to drink blood).