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It's mostly an accident of history. Adderall was originally marketed as a weight loss product (!) containing 4 different amphetamine salts, including methamphet
by scq 4y ago
It's mostly an accident of history. Adderall was originally marketed as a weight loss product (!) containing 4 different amphetamine salts, including methamphetamine (!!).
The FDA made them remove the meth in the 70s, and in the 90s the company that made it was acquired, and it was rebranded as an ADHD drug.
- throwaway287391 4y agoThe FDA still allows methamphetamine (under the name “Desoxyn”) to be prescribed for ADHD and obesity.
- llamaLord 4y agoYeah but does anyone actually get proscribed it? TBH I do wonder if Desoxyn would actually make a MUCH better ADHD treatment given it lasts in the body close to 2x longer than standard amph.
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