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Completely agreed. It was a miracle for me. I felt like I was significantly less irritating and could concentrate on normal tasks. It's important to talk about
by 2four2 3y ago
Completely agreed. It was a miracle for me. I felt like I was significantly less irritating and could concentrate on normal tasks.
It's important to talk about Adderall abuse, but at the same time, acknowledge its benefit for those who need it. It's such an embarrassing drug to admit to taking because it has so much stigma connected to it. I usually avoid talking about it because people's reactions can get very judgemental and uncomfortable.
- p1esk 3y agoI’ve never heard any stigma attached to adderall.
- krispyfi 3y agoAdderall is a brand name of amphetamine / "speed". Enantiomers and purity notwithstanding, it's the same substance whether you acquire it from a pharmacy or a dealer, so any stigma applied to speed also applies to Adderall.
- kerkeslager 3y agoThere's a lot of things you said in this one post which just aren't true. 1. "Speed" refers to a variety of amphetamine salts, not just the four in Adderall. 2. "Enantiomers notwithstanding" is an absurd aside: one enantiomer, levoamphetamine, has significantly less euphoric effect and as such isn't sold as a street or party drug, except incidentally as an impurity. Which enantiomers you're receiving is extremely relevant in this group of chemicals. 3. "Smoking meth" and "taking Adderall" have very different social stigmas. I'm certainly not saying there's no social stigma around Adderall, but there's definitely a lot more social stigma against non-pharmaceutical amphetamines.
- krispyfi 3y agoHaven't you ever seen "they're giving our kids speed!" posts on social media? Everything in your post is true, but stigma isn't based on reality. Stigma against speed and Adderall are both fruit of the same poisoned tree. Trying to offset Adderall stigma by drawing (a correct!) distinction from speed is just furthering the problem.
- kerkeslager 3y ago> Haven't you ever seen "they're giving our kids speed!" posts on social media? Yes, I have seen those posts. Have you seen the post you're responding to? I made it very clear that I'm aware there is some social stigma around Adderall. I'm saying there is a much more severe social stigma around illegally-obtained amphetamines.
- pcthrowaway 3y agoDesoxyn (methamphetamine) has been used for ADHD treatment also. If I had to guess, it's somewhat less effective than other blends with a higher potential for addiction. I have flirted with the idea of trying to get (pure) meth on the black market as an ADHD treatment during times where I was having trouble getting Adderall. I would only use it for this if I also had access to testing and could determine purity, so I could dose appropriate. Fortunately I've never been that desperate and unmedicated that I needed to take this risk. I was also prescribed 3 different amphetamine blends over the last 26 years (Vyvanse, Adderall, and Dexedrine) as well as taken a 14-year break from all ADHD meds over the same period. I do somewhat wonder if the size of the black market for amphetamines is so large in countries which outright ban amphetamines for ADHD treatment is in part due to people with ADHD self medicating (Yaba in Thailand for example, which now appears to be on the path to decriminalization)
- Solvency 3y agoyou must exist in a very narrow sect of society.
- p1esk 3y agoThe sect of those who know what adderall is, is very narrow indeed.