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Re:2nd year Comp Sci student that just now figured out I hav... by rtpg on Saturday April 20, 2013 @12:48AM (#5580284)
There's a stigma about the meds in a lot of places, but I still remember how much they helped me through middle school. I literally got math-related work done 10 times faster that way.

Unfortunately the stuff that worked for me (Adderall) is basically just meth, and I can't get a hold of it in Japan on account of it being illegal. I think it's not even very possible to get a hold of ADD-related meds outside of the US (France classifies it as a children's disorder, so after 18 tough luck).

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Re:2nd year Comp Sci student that just now figured out I hav... by marshray on Saturday April 20, 2013 @01:31AM (#5580408)
Can we quit perpetuating this idea that prescription stimulant meds are "basically just meth"?

Different molecules, different delivery systems, different dosages, different therapeutic goals (euphoria not being one of them).

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Re:2nd year Comp Sci student that just now figured out I hav... by GHFigs on Saturday April 20, 2013 @02:59AM (#5580613)
The extant differences are not universally thought to be so great as to warrant the dramatically greater public acceptance and promotion that prescription drugs receive in the US. This is not aided by the fact that methamphetamine is itself an FDA-approved treatment for ADHD (http://www.drugs.com/pro/desoxyn.html).

I would agree that "basically just meth" may not be the best way to say describe this, though, as it's only as true as saying they're entirely unlike meth.

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Re:2nd year Comp Sci student that just now figured out I hav... by rtpg on Saturday April 20, 2013 @04:54AM (#5580823)
but adderall is meth
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Re:2nd year Comp Sci student that just now figured out I hav... by marshray on Saturday April 20, 2013 @01:22PM (#5582112)
They are different drugs: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adderall https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methamphetamine
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