Food bank unknowingly distributes candy made from potentially lethal amount of meth
abcnews.go.com
A charity working with homeless people in Auckland, New Zealand, unknowingly distributed candies filled with a potentially lethal dose of methamphetamine in its food parcels after the sweets were donated by a member of the public
    • Icalasari@fedia.io
      7·
      3 months ago

      Although the ADHD joke is spot on - ADHD gets treated with amphetamines, and straight up meth is used for the most severe cases (I myself am on dextroamphetamine for my ADHD)

      • Biezelbob@programming.devEnglish
        21·
        3 months ago

        methamphetamine is neurotoxic and not used medically, except the levo isomer in some cough/congestion formulas

        • canihasaccount@lemmy.worldEnglish
          4·
          3 months ago

          Desoxyn would like a word.

          Edit to add: more commonly prescribed amphetamines are neurotoxic, too. Whether they are neurotoxic at clinical doses is still debated.

    • Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      11·
      3 months ago

      Meth is alright. I don’t like it as much as adderall.

      Fent is the worst drug.