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Amphetamine is used for treating narcolepsy and idiopathic hypersomnia, too: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narcolepsy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narcolepsy

• crazygringo 6y ago
  Of course. I just used chronic fatigue as one example, those are others. Regardless, my point stands: when the average person thinks of using amphetamines to stay awake, they're thinking primarily of the illegal context, not the prescription one.
  • rendall 6y ago
    > "when the average person thinks of using amphetamines to stay awake, they're thinking primarily of the illegal context, not the prescription one." Be careful when claiming knowledge of what "everybody" or "the average person" is thinking. You expose your own bias. It can come off as a weird self-own, as if you're saying that you use it that way so you can't conceive of innocent uses
    • crazygringo 6y ago
      I already am careful and I'm not exposing any bias, but thanks for checking. It comes across as a weird self-own that you assume I can't conceive of anything else. Especially since I already mentioned the medical uses multiple times. It's simply which usage/meaning is more common, not that the other doesn't exist. It's about frequency, not bias.
      • rendall 6y ago
        No need to get prickly. But no need to explain again either. It's more common to you and your social circle, apparently, but [citation needed] for "the average" person. You're exposing a lot more about yourself and your lifestyle than you realize, evidently
        • crazygringo 6y ago
          Oh I'm not prickly, ha -- where ever did you get that idea? I'm touched by your concern for me -- it's quite sweet -- but it's really not necessary. And I'm not at all concerned about "exposing" my lifestyle, what a hoot! Do you have a "citation" for the average person? If not, then I really don't know what you're arguing about.
          • nsajko 6y ago
            https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burden_of_proof_(philosophy) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burden_of_proof_(philosophy)