Isn't adderall basically prescription meth, anyway?
Some Mexican pharmacies are selling full bottles of Adderall. But it's meth
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Re: Some Mexican pharmacies are selling full bottles of Adderall. But it's meth
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While I agree they should have mentioned Desoxyn - which is even FDA-approved for treating the same condition, ADHD, as Adderall is - nothing makes it okay for a pharmacy in any country to make people think they’re buying one medication when they’re actually getting a different one.
Reactions to ADHD meds vary widely among people with ADHD. Just because Desoxyn and Adderall are closely related doesn’t mean that a person who has good results with one will also get those good results with the other, especially not necessarily using the same dosage and timing.
All of this assumes they’re selling legitimate pharmaceutical methamphetamine with as much official oversight as other prescription drugs in Mexico. If this is black market meth, it’s even worse due to the unpredictable quality, purity, fillers, and dosage that come with the black market.
Re: Some Mexican pharmacies are selling full bottles of Adderall. But it's meth
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#14Isn't adderall basically prescription meth, anyway?
Sure, in the same way that rubbing alcohol is basically vodka.
I'm sure you didn't mean anything by it, but it's frustrating to hear this line over and over as someone who needs these prescriptions to function.
Re: Some Mexican pharmacies are selling full bottles of Adderall. But it's meth
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I don't see how it's relevant. The counterfeit adderall being sold isn't pharmaceutical grade meth. People buying black market sealed bottles of adderall would probably want to know that it's likely not adderall.
I think it's relevant because to me the article isn't actually about Adderall vs meth, just using that as the framing for a story about why they think it's bad for anything pharma-related to happen out from under the watchful eye of a US-like medical-industrial-congressional complex.
The author is preying upon readers' cultural understanding of meth (via the news media and shows like Breaking Bad) as something inherently dirty, something for which there is no possible safe usage. The existence of FDA-approved meth ruins the framing even if FDA-grade is not what a buyer would be getting.
Re: Some Mexican pharmacies are selling full bottles of Adderall. But it's meth
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> If the author weren't trying so hard to scare-monger
Uhhh I am a biochemist and I think being sold methamphetamine as Adderall is completely problematic. Under no circumstances is that okay, and it's potentially quite dangerous. Completely unacceptable.
Re: Some Mexican pharmacies are selling full bottles of Adderall. But it's meth
#17Earlier quoted context omitted.
I don't see how it's relevant. The counterfeit adderall being sold isn't pharmaceutical grade meth. People buying black market sealed bottles of adderall would probably want to know that it's likely not adderall.
I think it's relevant because to me the article isn't actually about Adderall vs meth, just using that as the framing for a story about why they think it's bad for anything pharma-related to happen out from under the watchful eye of a US-like medical-industrial-congressional complex. The author is preying upon readers' cultural understanding of meth (via the news media and shows like Breaking Bad) as something inhere…
I'm a biochemist and I completely disagree with your take.
There are very few situations where prescribing methamphetamine is reasonable. It's a niche drug. Even XR formulations of Adderall are considered a blunt instrument compared to more recent alternatives.
The issue is one of trust, integrity, and safety. Pharmacies should not operate like drug dealers.
Re: Some Mexican pharmacies are selling full bottles of Adderall. But it's meth
#18Isn't adderall basically prescription meth, anyway?
They are very similar, but the euphoria with Adderall is significantly less than with meth or other speed you'd buy on the street. For some people meth might be an effective substitute, but I think most people would find the high and the side-effects too distracting. Plus, that euphoric high increases the likelihood of abuse and addiction.
I'd add that the people I've known who did a lot of meth tended to have physical health issues and looked like shit, which was not the case with the people I've know who abused Adderall.
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#19Isn't adderall basically prescription meth, anyway?
No. That's like saying methanol is basically ethanol. Sure they are chemically similar, but the differences are distinct and very important.
Re: Some Mexican pharmacies are selling full bottles of Adderall. But it's meth
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>> If the author weren't trying so hard to scare-monger
Just read this article on The Atlantic and I would be scared considering what's passing for meth is considerably stronger than what people think nowadays:
Different chemically than it was a decade ago, the drug is creating a wave of severe mental illness and worsening America’s homelessness problem. https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2021/11/the-new...