Posted by utopizen on September 29, 2003, at 14:55:11
In reply to Adderall and long term brain damage, posted by Pete C. on September 29, 2003, at 13:04:51
If you're a monkey, yes.
Are you a monkey?
Then you have no worries.
Lots of things would have killed me by now if I was a lab monkey...
Adderall's not a new drug, it's been out since the 70's, and is simply a mixture of amphetamines that have been out for decades before that. In 1966, over 8 billion amphetamine tablets were produced.
If there were a problem, it might have been figured out by now. It's only the most studied drug to treat mental illnesses, after all...
Of course, there's lots and lots of money to be made if you are a researcher who wants to manipulate test results by using monkeys. Secure funding by determining outcomes. Great way to make a buck these days, people will believe anything you tell them, even if it's about a drug millions have used over several decades.
The basic reason is that because stimulants don't have a weight-dependent relationship, it's nearly impossible to know if you're giving a lab animal an excessive dose or not... it's simply a made up estimate. It's not even possible to predict how much is needed for a child, let alone another species!
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