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minus-squareDasus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down26·edit-21 month agoHow about a tiny bit of personal honesty and societal awareness? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barnum_effect https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opioid_epidemic_in_the_United_States https://ag.ny.gov/press-release/2025/attorney-general-james-secures-74-billion-purdue-pharma-and-sackler-family If you think this isn’t happening with adhdh meds, again, I’ve got a bridge to sell you
minus-squaresploosh@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·1 month agoBro we already did the amphetamine crisis like 20 years ago.
minus-squareDasus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down10·1 month agoAh. And like the financial crisis, it was a one-off?
minus-squareJakeroxs@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·1 month agoI can’t even get prescribed adhd meds lol
minus-squarezarkanian@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-21 month agoYeah, exactly. It took me 15 years to even get a diagnosis, and then they didn’t put me on amphetamines. That’s a last resort.
minus-squareDasus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down6·1 month agoOh, you can’t buy strong amphetamines willy-nilly? How awful.
minus-squarezarkanian@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·1 month agoThey don’t start you out on amphetamines. The stuff I’m on isn’t a stimulant and is not used recreationally.
How about a tiny bit of personal honesty and societal awareness?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barnum_effect
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opioid_epidemic_in_the_United_States
https://ag.ny.gov/press-release/2025/attorney-general-james-secures-74-billion-purdue-pharma-and-sackler-family
If you think this isn’t happening with adhdh meds, again, I’ve got a bridge to sell you
Bro we already did the amphetamine crisis like 20 years ago.
Ah. And like the financial crisis, it was a one-off?
I can’t even get prescribed adhd meds lol
Yeah, exactly. It took me 15 years to even get a diagnosis, and then they didn’t put me on amphetamines. That’s a last resort.
Oh, you can’t buy strong amphetamines willy-nilly? How awful.
They don’t start you out on amphetamines. The stuff I’m on isn’t a stimulant and is not used recreationally.