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That sounds… unlikely. Could you name some of these documentaries or link to them?
Self-medicating with recreational drugs for people with ADHD is certainly a real thing, as is stimulant use/abuse by workers in a variety of industries. But I struggle to believe that there’s an epidemic of widespread meth usage.
I remember back in the day, a lot of people did coke a lot to remain stimulated. One co-worker in particular, was doing coke in the bathroom day in and out and their work was moving at rocket speed but I only worked with them for a short time. Last I heard, they left the firm for “greater opportunities”. Although, the realist in me would suggested they hit rock bottom or they died.
Coke, maybe
Inappropriately acquired Adderall, definitely
Meth, nah
Please share the name of the documentaries. It's not an unlikely scenario given stimulants are controlled substances and once someone is hooked beyond a treatment dosage for ADHD, they'll look for the drug on the streets.
What you get on the street could range from legitimate medication to meth to fentanyl laced pills. Also, some may choose to go for meth over stimulant medication given it's cheaper and more potent.
It sounds like you mean literal meth, which I can't imagine too many people are actually using. I think that ADHD meds simulate a meth'ed out experience though and those are definitely being abused. Plus they're just so unhealthy for folks, might as well be meth lol
I'm also skeptical of this. Adderall abuse is a real thing, but I have a hard time believing a large number of people are using literal meth to maintain productivity.
ADHD meds are *methylated* but not the exact same as meth. They’re “chemical cousins”. Actual messaging by doctors on the differences is at link below.
ADHD meds are closely monitored by a doctor because of possible side effects that can occur like addiction or heart attack.
I’d like to know the name of the documentary you watched.
https://www.healthline.com/health/adhd/how-do-adderall-and-meth-methamphetamine-differ
Also some research shown that unmedicated ADHD patients are more likely to use excess caffeine and nicotine as substitutes
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8850715/
no nicotine here but heavy on the caffeine lol
White collar People dont take meth
Come on
I have literally never seen or heard of that in my 6yrs here. Agree that loosely-prescribed Adderall and coke are not unheard of (especially in the younger population), but meth is wildly out there. I don’t think people who do meth are holding it together in this line of work… and I’ve done quite a bit of work on Wall Street, so speaking to what I’ve seen in both consulting and finance.
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I knew some folks in Silicon Valley during dot com boom who used meth. They didn’t last too long for them.
While it’s essentially same chemical as stimulant adhd meds, the addictive quality from the ingestion by smoking or snorting can wreck lives. Similar thing as coke or crack on Wall Street.
Ahh the good old days of coke in the bathroom. Lmao (not that I did) but everyone else certainly was at the time.