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>The brain works better when it gets nicotine - almost like an optimized computer. Nicotine is a "work-drug" that enables its consumers to focus better and thin
by VladRussian2 13y ago
>The brain works better when it gets nicotine - almost like an optimized computer. Nicotine is a "work-drug" that enables its consumers to focus better and think faster. The brain also becomes more enduring, especially in smokers: Nicotine experiments show that smokers in prolonged working situations are able to maintain concentration for many hours longer than non-smokers.
the same can be said about meth or other ADHD drugs. "Magic comes with a price" :) (i was a smoker of cigarettes for a decade and quit more than a decade ago)
- textminer 13y agoThere's a functional and chemical different between the amphetamine salts in popular ADD drugs and methamphetamine (namely, a methyl group.)
- throwaway0094 13y agoBut perhaps more importantly, not a big subjective difference ;-).
- lolwutf 13y agoThis isn't what the original commenter said! Reread and realize he's talking about the subjective difference.
- throwaway0094 13y agoIt isn't now. It has been edited from the original.
- throwaway0094 13y agoMeth is only prescribed for ADHD in the US. Is it prescribed for ... nevermind, you edited your post. (Original said something to the effect of "meth is prescribed for drowsiness in pilots," which is inaccurate for the US.)
- VladRussian2 13y agoDexedrine. http://www.wired.com/medtech/health/news/2003/02/57434 http://www.wired.com/medtech/health/news/2003/02/57434
- throwaway0094 13y agoDexedrine is dextroamphetamine (commonly prescribed for ADD and other things, like staying awake). Methamphetamine is a different chemical with an important legal distinction (if subjectively and objectively very similar).
- lolwutf 13y agoMeth is quite hard to get, via prescription, unfortunately. Its bad rep in pop media has resulted in it becoming overcontrolled by the FDA. It's quite a useful - but little explored and used - therapy for AD(H)D. You'll nearly universally get straight d-amphetamine at the doctor's office.
- throwaway0094 13y agoReally? I thought adderall (contains 1/4 dextro-) or vyvense (don't know which amphetamines it contains) were pretty common.
- lolwutf 13y agoAdderall is a mix of d- and l-amphetamine. Vyvanse is d-amphetmine bound to lysine, turning it into a prodrug (which means your gut chemically cleaves off the lysine and, conveniently, you're left with d-amp sitting in your gut).
- throwaway0094 13y agoThe more you know. Thanks :).
- cglace 13y ago
- rmrfrmrf 13y agoWhich is why I think the moral panic about ADHD overdiagnosis in the USA is nonsense. The US is a country founded on stimulants; I hypothesize that behavioral norms and benchmarks for success in the United States have been influenced by heavy nicotine use from upward of 40% of adult Americans prior to the tobacco control movement, and that the increased diagnosis of ADHD in teens and young adults now may be due to lower nicotine use. I've been looking for a while for any scholarly (peer reviewed) papers that explore this idea; if anyone knows of any, I'd love to read them!