No Biggie But Adderall And Meth Are Basically The Exact Same Thing
According to Carl L. Hart, a psychiatry professor at Columbia University, methamphetamine and d-amphetamine (better known as “Adderall”) are “virtually identical.”
From The Influence:
In our study, we brought 13 men who regularly used methamphetamine into the lab. We gave each of them a hit of methamphetamine, of d-amphetamine, or of placebo on separate days under double-blind conditions. We repeated this many times with each person over several days and multiple doses of each drug.
Like d-amphetamine, methamphetamine increased our subjects’ energy and enhanced their ability to focus and concentrate; it also reduced subjective feelings of tiredness and the cognitive disruptions typically brought about by fatigue and/or sleep deprivation. Both drugs increased blood pressure and the rate at which the heart beat. No doubt these are the effects that justify the continued use of d-amphetamine by several nations’ militaries, including our own.
And when offered an opportunity to choose either the drugs or varying amounts of money, our subjects chose to take d-amphetamine on a similar number of occasions as they chose to take methamphetamine. These regular methamphetamine users could not distinguish between the two. (It is possible that the methyl group enhances methamphetamine’s lipid-solubility, but this effect appears to be imperceptible to human consumers.)
It is also true that the effects of smoking methamphetamine are more intense than those of swallowing a pill containing d-amphetamine. But that increased intensity is due to the route of administration, not the drug itself. Smoking d-amphetamine produces nearly identical intense effects as smoking methamphetamine. The same would be true if the drugs were snorted intranasally.
So basically the only reason the effects of meth are greater than the effects of Adderall is because meth is commonly smoked, whereas Adderall comes in pill form. It’s about how it’s ingested. If Adderrall was smoked, it would be just like you’re smoking meth. It’s the same shit. Wild.
Just something to think about for all you dopers out there who are reading this. Have fun hanging out in the library and popping meth pills just to pass your classes, you meth freaks. You take meth. Think about it. It’s meth. You do meth. Think of your mother. She’d be so disappointed. Look at yourself in the mirror. You’re looking at a meth head doper pill-popping loser druggie. You do meth. Just saying..
[via The Influence]
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Dr. Carl L Hart isn’t that good of a person to prove anything about this subject.
9 years ago at 1:48 amIn one of his articles about this there’s a photo which shows hes probably a minority, meaning he got help getting his degree and job at Columbia. His education as a scientist isn’t the same as actual scientists. Also other studies that are a lot more efficient compared to his study with people taking two desoxyn pills and then basing the study on their experience also shows hes not likely a real scientist. Its clear he lacks studying drugs, and chemical structures of them, adderall and dexedrine is not the same as meth, any type of meth. Actual drug specialists who understand and respect their workplace are people who most likely know the actual truth, conspiracy filled “Professionals” thinking the pharmaceutical industry is intentionally giving dangerous drugs to the American population have some loose screws. If you take what happens when you are on meth and take what happens when you are on Adderall, its very different. Meth is, on its own very addicting unlike Adderall, the effects of your health when addicted to meth vs someone who has taken Adderall for years are different, the meth addict has clear health problems and physical appearance messed up and the person on Adderall you cant tell if they are unhealthy or not. Adderall is not dangerous when taken as prescribed by a psychiatrist. Pharmaceutical meth is not the same as regular meth also. Theres a pain killer for people who are in pain over 10 on a scale of 1 to 10 in the ER that is considered medical heroine, but it isn’t heroine. It has medical properties of heroine and that’s about it. Its not meant to be taken often either.