• Icalasari@fedia.io
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    1 month 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)

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      1 month ago

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

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        1 month 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.