Re:Association between ADHD medication and depression: A 10-...
by citilife on Wednesday June 15, 2022 @02:00AM
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Methylphenidate is highly addictive...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methylphenidate
Though I'll grant you we don't have data for long-term effects.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S014976341...
Further, as you pointed out does have benefits (which is I assume why it's prescribed). Cocaine and meth have similar effects btw (pros and cons), abuse is what causes the issue(s). People can survive on both for decades though.
If cocaine had positive effects that outweighed the negatives then it absolutely should be prescribed. But it doesn't. Unlike methylphenidate - which for most people has fairly mild downsides at the doses it is usually prescribed in. It is also largely non-addictive with little evidence of long-term health damage.
Also unlike cocaine.
All in all, I'm not sure how this comparison helps.