Medicate less. So this is a documentary about drug use in America. Not marijuana, meth, cocaine or other high profile drugs that may immediately come to mind, but everyday prescription stimulant pills. This is mainly about Adderall and how this drug took off to reach alarming heights of popularity. This seemed interesting enough, and with it being readily available on Neflix and featuring a runtime that is less than 90 minutes, I knew I'd be inclined to watch it sooner than later. As far as documentaries go, this is fairly middle of the road, even if this is a subject matter that appeals to you. Now even though I recognize it by name, I have no experience with Adderall. Like many children of my generation, I did take Ritalin for a stretch in my schooling, but that was short lived. I don't believe I have Attention Deficit Disorder, and that is probably the most intriguing element to this documentary: how A.D.D. may just be the most over-diagnosed disease out there. It is concerning how we can just throw pills at children with the expectation that they will fix all of the problems. It can be possible that your child does not like school and does not have A.D.D. Believe or not, that is a Venn diagram that is not a single circle, and those two items are not mutually exclusive. But that is not the American way. Society deems it necessary that you have to be competitive to the point that you can stand a chance of being the top 1% of the top 1%, so you're going to need something that will give yourself an edge. Enter Adderall, which this documentary paints as being like Mentats from Fallout or Dune. The thing about this documentary is that it does make its point, but it is a point that most people are already aware of. Much like a number of documentaries that I stumble across on Netflix, it paints the problem effectively enough, but it doesn't offer any solutions. It just shakes its proverbial head at society and shows you the door. Because of that, this is kind of a difficult documentary to recommend, but it does win back some points being well-made and only being 87 minutes long.

I did enjoy this documentary very much. It was well achieved in my opinion. It was a bit overwheliming at the start, but I get why after they get to the point of what the drug is, what is can do and what it is supposed to be used for. the documentary gives you multiple views of the drug, and brings awareness. some people may think that this documentary kinda tells you that the drug is good and that you should use it, but after watching it i ask myself: do I wanna use it? the answer is: NO.

I thought this documentary was pretty eyeopening. Especially for someone whos in the same age as this guys who are taking this pills but isn't living in America. I didn't know that the use of those pills was so big there or anywhere else. Also I thought it was really interesting how the filmmakers seemed to like the idea of something that could advance the human species. Actually more than half of the movie was about the positive effects and less of the risks that are coming with the use of them. So for some people that could be a little confusing. Are they advertising the use of these pills or similar things? Also at some parts it seemed to replay all the themes. I think it would've made it even better as a short documantary.

I notice that a lot of reviewers are very angry at this movie. I see a lot of defensiveness in the comments/reviews. It just proves the point everyone is on the "legal speed". hahahaha

An insightful, balanced, measured, and well-crafted documentary about the array of experiences that together comprise the amphetamine epidemic.

Take Your Pills juggles each of these threads with ease, despite at times feeling like a product of the attention deficit generation it's examining: cluttering the screen with animations and frantic cuts.

Take Your Pills doesn't have an answer for why our society is so focused on success, or how we should handle the stresses that come along with achieving it. However, the film makes a point that's perhaps even more powerful.

Refreshingly free of heavy-handed scare tactics, this documentary calmly and rationally explores rising amphetamine use by asking thought-provoking questions and promoting thorough understanding.

Slick and glib, but still a useful primer on the state of the amphetamine epidemic, with an emphasis on what people think it's doing for them.

Urgent and eye-opening ...

You might think the filmmakers should warn about Ritalin and Adderall, but instead, they convey the positive effects and skip lightly over the risks.

The doping allegations against Bradley Wiggins earlier this week have made Take Your Pills especially timely.

The tone is straightforward, balanced, and intellectually stimulating.