Political science senior John Shelden has trouble focusing. His mind wrestles with itself for control, and his thoughts can be hard to corral. The stillness of the classroom winds him up, so he concentrates on concentrating, as even a momentary lapse leads to a wasted lecture and pages of empty notes. However, Shelden has a remedy. Metadate CD, commonly prescribed to sufferers of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder like himself, helps him stay on track, despite a disorder keen to derail him.