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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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[–] DelightfullyDivisive@discuss.online 9 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Based on all of the comments here, I'm pretty sure they were talking about meth. I never knew that it was actually sold as an ADHD med.

I guess that explains why the Reddit mods ban discussion of it, though. People can be so desperate for a "cure" that they'd risk it. I know what an idiot I was about drugs when I was a teen and early twenty-something.

[–] SinAdjetivos@lemmy.world 9 points 3 months ago (1 children)

"Street drugs" exists due to individuals not having access to proper medical care, including and especially mental health, and being forced to self-medicate.

[–] DelightfullyDivisive@discuss.online 7 points 3 months ago

That is an interesting and I think very valid point.

Many people here in the US have absorbed decades of messaging from various war on drugs campaigns that imply anything not manufactured by a drug company his toxic. There's also been a lot of messaging that self-medicating is only for losers. I think there is a large grain of truth around the concept of self-medicating, but the stigma attached to mental health issues makes it difficult for a lot of people to seek out the help they need.