Isn't adderall heavily abused?
Sometimes.
Mysterious Adderall shortage puts ADHD patients at risk
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#12“The letter said the DEA would ensure that “the manufacturing of controlled substances used to treat ADHD is driven by a legitimate need and not improperly driven purely by profit motive, pressure from marketing firms, or a desire to obtain more market share – all factors that led to an oversupply of opioids during the prescription opioid crisis.” As much as I hate to say it, this is fairly responsible behavior by re…
I'm not sure I'd expect people with a real need for a medication to address executive dysfunction to be the set of people who persist in acquiring something when it becomes difficult to do.
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#13“In recent months, patients have reported problems filling nearly every type of ADHD medication. What’s stranger is that no one seems to know why.”
Let me help you. Telemedicine apps are prescribing stimulants like candy and half the country has a sweet tooth.
Everyone involved knows what’s going on, and people are getting rich, but the action is a little too hot. Pharma’s nervous about impending regulation so they’re chilling operations to avoid getting targeted in the crosshairs of the impending scandal.
Re: Mysterious Adderall shortage puts ADHD patients at risk
#14“The letter said the DEA would ensure that “the manufacturing of controlled substances used to treat ADHD is driven by a legitimate need and not improperly driven purely by profit motive, pressure from marketing firms, or a desire to obtain more market share – all factors that led to an oversupply of opioids during the prescription opioid crisis.” As much as I hate to say it, this is fairly responsible behavior by re…
Hey, definitely agree that ensuring doctors aren't handing out stimulants willy nilly is essential.
But doing it by deliberately limiting supply is a brute force approach that significantly impacts people who actually need treatment.
I think the belief that ADHD isn't a "real" disease permeates these decisions.
In my country, cancer patients are the biggest source of morphine used to make heroin by addicts. Yet cancer patients are not subject to any of the controls placed on people receiving stimulant based ADHD medications.
What I'm unsure about, is it because a cancer diagnosis is far more definitive? Or is it because it would play very poorly in the media if you made it far harder for all cancer patients to access the medication they needed, because a small percentage of them are selling it to junkies?
Either way, the controls around ADHD meds are excessive.
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#15Isn't adderall heavily abused?
Not quite that clear cut. Read the article.
Re: Mysterious Adderall shortage puts ADHD patients at risk
#16“The letter said the DEA would ensure that “the manufacturing of controlled substances used to treat ADHD is driven by a legitimate need and not improperly driven purely by profit motive, pressure from marketing firms, or a desire to obtain more market share – all factors that led to an oversupply of opioids during the prescription opioid crisis.” As much as I hate to say it, this is fairly responsible behavior by re…
I'm not sure I'd expect people with a real need for a medication to address executive dysfunction to be the set of people who persist in acquiring something when it becomes difficult to do.
Yeah, this is the classic "you have to be healthy to put up with the healthcare system" problem.
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#17Isn't adderall heavily abused?
Sadly, yes. But limiting supply of it affects abusers and patients alike. But only one of those groups needs it to function in our society.
Does the perceived harm that is (theoretically) minimised by this approach outweigh the harm done to people who genuinely need this medication?
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#18“In recent months, patients have reported problems filling nearly every type of ADHD medication. What’s stranger is that no one seems to know why.” Let me help you. Telemedicine apps are prescribing stimulants like candy and half the country has a sweet tooth. Everyone involved knows what’s going on, and people are getting rich, but the action is a little too hot. Pharma’s nervous about impending regulation so they’r…
Why target this at the supply side and not the prescribe side?
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#19“The letter said the DEA would ensure that “the manufacturing of controlled substances used to treat ADHD is driven by a legitimate need and not improperly driven purely by profit motive, pressure from marketing firms, or a desire to obtain more market share – all factors that led to an oversupply of opioids during the prescription opioid crisis.” As much as I hate to say it, this is fairly responsible behavior by re…
Why should I have to pay thousands per year to treat a condition I was born with when any junkie on the street can get it for pennies on the dollar?
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#20“In recent months, patients have reported problems filling nearly every type of ADHD medication. What’s stranger is that no one seems to know why.” Let me help you. Telemedicine apps are prescribing stimulants like candy and half the country has a sweet tooth. Everyone involved knows what’s going on, and people are getting rich, but the action is a little too hot. Pharma’s nervous about impending regulation so they’r…
So they reduce the heat by triggering manufacturing delays and creating artificial shortages that generate national news?
One would think there's a better strategy.