Jeff AtwoodCan we please for the love of god stop collectively pretending Adderall isn’t meth?
Tim Bray@codinghorror No. There are people with ADHD for whom Adderall means they can get out of bed and do their laundry.
Ken Crandall@kencrandall @timbray also true of alcohol, don't make it right.
@codinghorror @kencrandall Um, do you have personal experience with the ADHD family of disorders, or people who suffer from them? Because I do, in my immediate and extended family, and your position is angering me. Would you like to drop by and explain to my teenager why the medicine that lets them get out of bed and do school is “not right”? (Not specifically Adderall, but a stimulant.)
@timbray @kencrandall I'm not saying "not right" but "abuse and harm profile is radically underestimated in a way that history is not going to look back kindly on"
Erik S@codinghorror Not discounting the risks from abuse, but I’ll suggest that a lot of people who should have prescriptions can’t get them because their untreated ADHD makes it very difficult to navigate the medical system to get a diagnosis & prescription.
Right now, shortages, caused in part by restrictive regulation, leaves people unmedicated and ill equipped to find any.
Does your draft of history take any of that into account? @timbray @kencrandall