Just something I have anecdotally noticed occuring with more frequency. Several creators I follow have spoken about being diagnosed with ADHD in recent years, and their experiences with medication like adderall. When I was a kid, ADHD was something only kids had, and was famously overdiagnosed in America as an excuse to get a ton of kids on pills.
Is this just a more recent extension of that? Is it just as simple as big pharma looking for more addicts? I have definitely noticed that my own attention span has been eroded by the 24 hour news cycle and too much screen time, but I'd never think to go to the doctor about it.
Amphetamines do enhance your mental performance, and people want them for this reason. The diagnosis is either an excuse to get the pills, or a crutch (ie easier to take a pill than improve yourself).
The military has tested all the drugs that can make you more alert and productive and the only ones that work reliably without big side effects are: caffeine, modafinil (provigil), and adderal.