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Re:NIH Researchers Identify Brain Connections Associated wit... by remotefonts on Thursday March 14, 2024 @12:24PM (#39705917)
Wait... Which barbaric country is that where a simple family doctor can prescribe amphetamines like that? Not in my EU country. It's a controlled medication and can only be prescribed by psychiatrists.
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Re:NIH Researchers Identify Brain Connections Associated wit... by nick__m on Thursday March 14, 2024 @05:11PM (#39709029)
Canada is one of them, my family doctor put me on Vyvanse, after seing me for the second time for an unrelated problem, because he noted that I was alternating between hyperfocus and zoning out when he talked to me.

It positively changed my life and I am quite happy that a "simple family doctor" can prescribe amphetamines if he thinks that it's appropriate.

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Re:NIH Researchers Identify Brain Connections Associated wit... by remotefonts on Thursday March 14, 2024 @07:33PM (#39710280)
Well, he could instead send you to a specialized doctor, me thinks... But what do I know, anyway.
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Re:NIH Researchers Identify Brain Connections Associated wit... by justinc8687 on Friday March 15, 2024 @02:58AM (#39712750)
In the us, any MD can prescribe almost anything.
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