[N]o other class of medications in virtually all of medicine inspires more baseless fears, intentional disinformation, and wild beliefs as do the stimulants used to treat ADHD.

Interestingly, these fears are almost entirely an American phenomenon that hardly exists elsewhere in the world.

[H]aving ADHD lowers a person’s estimated life expectancy by 12.7 years.

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  • [T]he risk of substance abuse decreases substantially when [ADHD] patients are treated with stimulant medication

  • AmericaDelendaEst [comrade/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
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    2 days ago

    all i know is adderall made me insanely fucking horny and really really good at Heroes of Newerth and League of Legends. It did not make me study or go to class

    It still does all those things tho, it did but it still does

    To be fair though my adhd assessment was basically going to a GP and saying “hey doctor, i can’t read so good no more, it’s hard to focus on the page” and he said “yup sounds like the adhd, here’s your amphetamines my good sir”

    i was 19

    • AmericaDelendaEst [comrade/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
      5·
      2 days ago

      To be fair though my adhd assessment was basically going to a GP and saying “hey doctor, i can’t read so good no more, it’s hard to focus on the page” and he said “yup sounds like the adhd, here’s your amphetamines my good sir”

      Which makes it wild that im afraid of getting a legitimate script again, I lost my insurance for 6 years and idk how to ask for drugs without looking like im seeking drugs. I guess i have a medical record? Idk