Image not quite for ADHPeeps but I feel this sort of thing happens regularly for us as well.

  • Aeao@lemmy.world
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    28 days ago

    Reminds me of when people find out I do cocaine and Adderall.

    “Oh Michael likes to get high”

    No, Michael doesn’t have health insurance and has very severe adhd. I can’t live a normal life without stimulants and drug dealers are cheaper than doctors. welcome to America.

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      28 days ago

      Damn mate, that’s really rough. I did see recently how US companies are taking advantage of the made-up scarcity to scalp people with ADHD to the point where the black market is more affordable. I only you know what you’re doing vis-a-vis risks from tainted batches.

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        28 days ago

        I do worry about getting a hot batch and dying but that’s just the state of America today. Women will be getting dangerous back ally abortions as well soon.

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        28 days ago

        It’s a problem with the categorization. They’re treated like oxy legally so they aren’t allowed to manufacture over a certain amount.

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      28 days ago

      Cocaine bad for mental health. Even with ADHD cocaine is so cut and stepped on its not reliable enough to get anything done.

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      27 days ago

      Eh, cocaine seems kinda too much. I understand lots of adderall.

      BTW, where I am normal ADHD medication is illegal, unless you get it and the recipe in another country. As you might imagine, that is kinda expensive to do every few months.

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        28 days ago

        It’s not a combination. I’d try to buy Adderall which is what a doctor would prescribe but there is an Adderall shortage because… Well because people sell their meds to drug dealers so the FDA clamped down.

        So if Adderall isn’t available or too expensive I buy cocaine and use small amounts to combat my condition.

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      27 days ago

      Caffeine is a very good stimulant for treating adhd symptoms as well. It has a very similar wake up affect to cocaine when taken sublingually or snorted. Take this with a grain of salt, as it needs to be carefully dosed still to avoid heart damage, so much more so when taken in those ways. Not recommending it as a substitute for real prescription meds of course, but it is a world better for you long term than cocaine.