I read an about the damage meth does to you and how it takes way too long to recover from it. How is Ritalin different even tho chemically they are cousins?
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dosage, frequency and purpose of use.
as an example the stimulants used to treat ADHD are dosed much smaller than what you take if you are trying deliberately to get high. Like I am on 30mg of Vyvanse. Which is tiny compared to how much a habitual user of meth uses in a day.
I only take one dose per day. Some people take a top up but even then they aren’t shooting or smoking 3-6 times a day.
Delivery is also important the next generation of ADHD stimulants are slower acting and longer lasting. Ritalin is really old and sort of like using a record player instead of a iPhone. I hated Ritalin it was a miserable drug to take.
Lastly the purpose of stimulants to treat ADHD are unsurprisingly not to get you high. Infact most people with severe ADHD don’t get upped the way a neurotypical person does when on stimulants. It tends to lead to higher amount of focus, less impulsivity and even a reduction in hyperactivity. It also increases the executive function which your brain uses to do things like prioritise information, memory development and a whole host of other things.
An addict or a user who is trying to get high is chasing a different thing all together. It’s a chemical feeling of a massive dopamine hit where you feel full body orgasmic pleasure. This is not what stimulants in prescribed dosages do to people who have ADHD. As people taking stimulants to improve executive function aren’t chasing a pleasure or preventing the horrible symptoms of withdrawal there is no surge of pleasure so no immediate need to go again and again and again and again…
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