• alignedchaos@sh.itjust.works
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    2 years ago

    Not only is this wrong, the prevalence of this weird comparison fuels more stigma and dismissal of people who already have to struggle to get Adderall without judgment from their own doctors and pharmacists, when it’s literally one of the only high percentage treatments for ADHD.

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      2 years ago

      https://www.healthline.com/health/adhd/how-do-adderall-and-meth-methamphetamine-differ#differences

      In this article, it’s made clear how there is a legal meth medication for ADHD and the doctors note that that “They are very similar medications. Their chemical structure is almost the same”.

      Meth and Adderall are not always chemically identical, but their makeup and effects are very similar and their difference is largely in how much amphetamine is prescribed and how it’s used and how poorly it is manufactured and regulated.

      If accurate medical information causes you to stigmatize others, you’ll have to reexamine your own beliefs after learning more.

      • 100_percent_a_bot@lemmy.world
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        2 years ago

        Dosage makes the poison. Modern Adderall slowly disperses over the day while meth hits you like a freight train. The difference between the effects of taking the recommended prescription of Adderall and taking meth is like the difference between drinking half a glass of wine over an evening and chugging a gallon of moonshine.