Posted by Ame Sans Vie on August 9, 2004, at 6:09:38
In reply to Re: A Helpful Link on Adderall for Social Phobia, posted by Southern Girl on August 9, 2004, at 3:25:04
> Not trying to tell people what to do, BUT adderall has been one of the worst things I've ever decided to take in my life...I was prescribed WAY too much for my ADD...and considering this is basically legal speed, I think that this wont be a legal drug for much longer.
I absolutely disagree with that -- amphetamines have been used therapeutically for around 70 years and they definitely aren't going anywhere anytime soon. I mean, along the line of thinking that because Adderall is "legal speed" it should be illegalized, then that would mean narcotics should be illegal as well, being essentially various forms of "legal smack". Not to mention Marinol and Nabilone, being that they contain primary active components of cannabis.
I know one thing -- amphetamines have been a *true* miracle for me, and I quite literally would kill myself if they were no longer available to me.
> There is not enough info on the bad effects of this drug!
The negative effects of amphetamines are *very* well-documented -- perhaps more so than most other medicines we use today. Again, this harks back to the fact that it's been around for such an incredibly long time (by synthetic pharmaceutical standards), and there's thus been ample time to study nearly every aspect of the chemical.
~Michael
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