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by EGreg 2728 days ago
EspeciLly in school where ADHD is overdiagnosed when the real problem is an environment with hardly any physical play and mostly sitting quietly for 7-8 hours.

I had a debate with someone where I argued that adderall and others are basically methamphetamines, one atom away from cocaine. Am I right?
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samatman 2728 days ago
Cocaine is a substantially different molecule, but yes, Adderal is amphetamine, and methamphetamine is effectively just an extra carbon atom (along with the extra hydrogens that go with it).

Arguably meth would be the better treatment...

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AceyMan 2728 days ago
> arguably meth would be the better treatment

It's available but pricey and not available in a variety of dosages.

See, desoxyn

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