In this modern era, one of the most competitive fields to shine is the Esports space. Being talented is not just the needed skill to climb up this ladder. Luck, the ability to overcome performance anxiety, and many more are essential components for success in this field. Thus, there comes situations when drugs come into the picture. And on the basis of that, recently a Fortnite pro player gave further insights on what goes behind the scenes in regard to the use of substances like Adderall.
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Fortnite Pro on the impact of Adderall on the Esports front
Competitive gaming is known for its intrinsic moments. The competition and stakes are always high and this takes a toll on the players as well. And apparently, this pushes some of them to take drugs to concentrate more on their gaming performance. There is a huge outcry against using such drugs, and a recent interview Jake Lucky conducted was talking about this very issue.
Lucky was talking about the young pool of players in the Fortnite Esports front. He asked about how Adderall usage is in effect in Fortnite to a pro. The interviewee responded that there might be people who use these drugs without permission, but it seems like most people who use these have prescriptions. The issue here is in regard to overdosing.
“They Just Go Way Over Their Dosage” stated the Fortnite player.
I asked a Fortnite Pro about the Adderall abuse in the space and esports
“I know a pro who 3x’d their dosage for a tournament” pic.twitter.com/wbpRMldzqj
— Jake Lucky (@JakeSucky) March 6, 2023
The pro explained that he knew people who take three times more than the prescribed amount.
Furthermore, he stated that games that composite much older players like Valorant and CS: GO witness more usage of such drugs. According to him, these players have much more access to getting such prescribed drugs.
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TSM ImperialHal also talked about the same aspect in Apex Legends. He does not support such usage of drugs in tournaments.
This has been sparked again by ImperialHal with some really interesting discussion as an obvious issue in Apex Legends and other esports too pic.twitter.com/fT2eif9eLF
— Jake Lucky (@JakeSucky) March 6, 2023
He also was seen replying in the same light to demands that wanted to stop the usage of such materials among the Esports community, especially in high stake tournaments.
The internet is in a debate regarding the usage of these drugs
There are various debates going on regarding the use of these drugs. There are opposers as well as supports for its usage.
One time I took adderall for some big exam when I was getting my bio degree and then afterwards I came home and played wz and it was the best I’ve ever played lol
— alex (@barelyyalex) March 6, 2023
My team would be snorting lines of pure cocaine straight from the heartland of Colombia if a LAN tournament was coming up. We have sponsors to impress
— THUMP (@THump) March 6, 2023
PEDs (performance enhancing drugs) are banned in all sports, and shouldn’t be treated any different in esports.
— Michael Choe (@michaelschoe) March 7, 2023
3x dosage is crazy, especially if it's a high dosage to begin with… That person is lucky their heart didn't explode honestly
— MattyD (@mattyd121) March 7, 2023
More serious discussion about these would likely be taken by respective games’ Esports front in the future. The debates on this issue will though still continue as each individual have subjective opinions about its usage.
What are your thoughts about the presence of Adderall in the Esports circle? Do mention them in the comments below.
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