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A post about substituting "street drugs"? (discuss.online)
submitted 3 months ago by DelightfullyDivisive@discuss.online to c/adhd@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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I came across a post on Reddit where a commenter implied they were using non-prescription drugs to manage their ADHD when they couldn't get a stimulant prescription for whatever reason.

Nobody would name the drug(s) for fear of being banned. From context it seemed some people were talking about a stimulant, and others marijuana. What might the stimulant be? Meth? If so, how would you dose that, and would it actually work?

I'm just curious, not intending to try it myself. I can get a prescription easily enough, and I have no desire to put myself in legal jeopardy. I am wondering if the meth version of amphetamine would work better, about the same, or not as well, though. I don't know the effects first-hand, but if it's anything like cocaine (I was an adult in the late 80s when coke was more popular), it doesn't seem like it would be helpful.

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[–] nullroot@lemmy.world 17 points 3 months ago

It's meth, or methamphetamine. Marketed as desoxyn. It has more euphoric properties and thus tends to be more addictive. If obtained on the black market there is risks of purity and legitimacy. It could be cut with baby powder or other fillers, cut with or replaced with another drug, and there may be harmful chemicals leftover from the manufacturing process. Meth itself isn't more dangerous than Adderall or other amphetamines, just more addictive generally.

The risks in my mind are the shady people you'd have to deal with and the purity/legitimacy problem.