[runawaybottle]

That stuff is highly addictive. Honest to god, if he suggested it, most likely he takes it too. Get out of there, his expectations are based around people abusing speed, which means he basically expects some unhealthy output.

Remember kids, all drugs work, until they don’t. You can always take more I guess.

[edoceo]

If you find yourself needing to take more, please talk to your health professional. Help is available.

[runawaybottle]

‘Hey doc, so this pill that I thought was a good idea, turns out it doesn’t work anymore. I think I need more , because I’m totally dependent on it for my career.’

This conversation happens in reality all the time, for millions of adults that take it for their work.

[rhombocombus]

There are millions of people who take those medications as prescribed without addiction or dependence. If you are going off label then you have a problem, but in many cases these medications can make the difference between a successful life and a disastrous one.

[runawaybottle]

Of course. So there’s the nice way to talk about this (which is how you are talking about it), and then there’s the real way to talk about it - you know like how a manager in our industry casually suggest you take up a schedule 2 drug. This stuff is abused pretty rampantly.

[johnisgood]

You do develop tolerance and physical dependence even at therapeutic doses. You will experience withdrawal symptoms upon abrupt cessation because of it.