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I'm sure some people abuse prescription amphetamines to their detriment, but is damages the credibility of the definition of "abuse" to include all the people w

• bsagdiyev 10y ago
  Personally I disagree that it would discredit it. These people are, in effect, taking advantage of a system to use medication for personal gain and not towards treating an actual mental illness. I would think that is abuse. They're causing an already broken system to be further legislated and controlled for people who need it. I agree that it may be the wrong word to use but since it personally affected me my opinion will be skewed.
  • dismantlethesun 10y ago
    I personally don't see the dangers of even mild recreational use, and performance enhancement is definitely not recreational as dosage has to be kept low, and strictly controlled. In medical terminology, substance abuse has a well known definition covering addiction, increasing use, and use to the detriment of mental, physical or social well being. Someone getting a performance benefit from a drug is not abusing it, whilst they are using it within the safe parameters defined by their doctor.
  • Zigurd 10y ago
    There are plenty of people in the pharma business creating medications for performance enhancement. It isn't exactly natural for 80 year olds to have 4 hour boners.