Chris Davis speaks about his suspension at FanFest

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Basically, he says he took the drug because he needs it for his regular life, not because he needs it to play. He was diagnosed in 2008 with ADHD. Evidently a doctor's prescription is insufficient to convince MLB; there are additional steps required to obtain the necessary waiver (which Davis has for 2015). He has apologized to his teammates privately.

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Adderall is the modern-day version of the greenie, which players in the 60s and 70s, in particular, were popping like candy. It has to be monitored because it gives players an energy boost they wouldn't ordinarily have. It can also be used as a masking agent for other banned substances.

I think this is eventually going to be a case of abusing the privilege and the MLB policy for Adderall exemptions will have to be revisited. While it's estimated that about 4.4  percent of the general adult population suffers from ADD, nearly double that percentage of major league players brought notes from physicians claiming that they required such medication.

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