• 𝕯𝖎𝖕𝖘𝖍𝖎𝖙@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    legality isn’t a good marker of a substance being healthy. adderall is a drug which provides genetic therapy to individuals who have a genetic condition to help them be able to function under a society which demands more and more of the attention they barely have for themselves. adderall also comes with a black box warning, because it’s a drug which can be fatal if taken incorrectly or by people to whom it isn’t prescribed.

    but sure, caffeine works too. maybe we could get the original tweet re-written.

    • KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      8 months ago

      The quote literally refers to “legal cocaine.” Which wouldn’t fit the mostly illegal adderall. That was my sole problem with the tweet, as my original comment said.

      Not to mention, as someone who takes it, I take it explicitly because it lets me keep on top of general life stuff. Doing the laundry doesn’t take any more attention now than it did 100 years ago. In fact it takes much, much less attention. As does cleaning a house, or making food.

      Unless I’m mistaken, the quote was about how the demands of corporations were going to push for more and more extreme ways to “keep up”. Which doesn’t for the actuality of when adderall is (supposed to be) prescribed.

      • 𝕯𝖎𝖕𝖘𝖍𝖎𝖙@lemmy.world
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        8 months ago

        adderall is basically legal cocaine though. I mean to say that I got a chance to try coke once and while interesting, it was the sort of thing that just made me wish i had my meds on me. meds last longer and no drip!

        of course, not the same molecule, but it lights up similar pathways in the brain. of course, so does sugar.