I came across a post on Reddit where a commenter implied they were using non-prescription drugs to manage their ADHD when they couldn’t get a stimulant prescription for whatever reason.
Nobody would name the drug(s) for fear of being banned. From context it seemed some people were talking about a stimulant, and others marijuana. What might the stimulant be? Meth? If so, how would you dose that, and would it actually work?
I’m just curious, not intending to try it myself. I can get a prescription easily enough, and I have no desire to put myself in legal jeopardy. I am wondering if the meth version of amphetamine would work better, about the same, or not as well, though. I don’t know the effects first-hand, but if it’s anything like cocaine (I was an adult in the late 80s when coke was more popular), it doesn’t seem like it would be helpful.
Based on all of the comments here, I’m pretty sure they were talking about meth. I never knew that it was actually sold as an ADHD med.
I guess that explains why the Reddit mods ban discussion of it, though. People can be so desperate for a “cure” that they’d risk it. I know what an idiot I was about drugs when I was a teen and early twenty-something.
“Street drugs” exists due to individuals not having access to proper medical care, including and especially mental health, and being forced to self-medicate.