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That's how I feel about drugs in general, but I think society has this weird split of two extremes: any unprescribed, street drug is super dangerous and evil, a
by dilap 9y ago
That's how I feel about drugs in general, but I think society has this weird split of two extremes: any unprescribed, street drug is super dangerous and evil, and any prescribed drug is just just medicine correcting an "imbalance", and is totally benign and fine and good. Madness both ways.
You mention getting prescribed in college, as a adult. How would you feel if you had been prescribed as a kid?
To me, growing up regularly taking amphetamines seems like it could twist your head pretty badly. Seems very irresponsible to be giving drugs to kids.
(I get the pressure to do it if the kid can't behave or focus and you think that's fucking up their life, but honestly, having gone through school, the fault is much more likely to lie with the school & what we expect of kids than the kids themselves...)
- rdlecler1 9y agoI’d avoid perscription drugs for my kids if possible. For me, ADD was a kind of personality trait that affected how I looked at and reacted to the world. It had pros and cons. Adderall helped me deal with the cons when the time was right. I wouldnt try to take that away from my children. Also knowing what I know I could probably be a better parent to children with ADD.