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Re:Paul Erdős: a life that added up to something (1996) by unimpressive on Saturday October 08, 2016 @12:23AM (#12665668)
>I remember some studies that suggested it can cause schizophrenia.

Pretty much every drug in this class can do that.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stimulant_psychosis

The more you take (acutely, not chronically) the closer the probability gets to one that you'll develop psychotic symptoms.

>Desoxyn? I didn't realize it was still prescribed

I've met at least one person in the last two years who had a prescription for it. In their case it was for severe narcoleptic symptoms, they slept 14 hours a day without it.

>I never got the "easier" part. My understanding is that it's not difficult to get a prescription for Adderall if one "studies" for the appointment, and it's certainly a lot cheaper. And less likely to ruin one's life.

If you're a middle class white person, sure. But for people who don't have the advantage of being pretty or well educated or come from a stigmatized minority class, interactions with doctors where pharmaceutical prescriptions are involved generally get written off as drug seeking. (Of course, that's what it is right?)

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