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The worst discussions we have on Hacker News are around healthcare and medicine.

For some reason the community refuses to apply a high of research and rigor to this topic, as if it's lesser than the non-sense we call computer science.

This entire debate is comical, the medical community's approach has been, by it's own admission, to throw various stimulants at ADHD. Methylphenidate, L-Amphetamine, D-Amphetamine, Lisdexamfetamine, etc.

By in large, everyone on this thread is pretending like there is a treasure trove of research demonstrating the superiority of Adderall (a racemic mixture of L & D amphetamine) to Methylamphetamine.

And that's just not true at all, there is a paucity of research on the subject. Meth = Bad because of the Germans and street drug users (who smoke an uncontrolled amount).

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Agreed.

I get tired of people that don’t have to deal with ADHD trying to apply some sort of morality to stimulants to treat the condition.

If something else actually worked people would gladly try it. Stimulants have so many downsides and side effects that most would never take it unless it was necessary for them to function. These people are not junkies looking to get high.

Not too surprised to see people say here stuff like “isn’t adderall just meth” dose and delivery methods are completely different.