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Re: True Amphetamines Prohibited! » lars1

Posted by ed_uk on January 2, 2005, at 11:32:54

In reply to Re: True Amphetamines Prohibited!, posted by lars1 on January 2, 2005, at 1:36:19

Hi Lar!

Thanks for posting the studies :-)

>Apparently snorting it puts it into the bloodstream very rapidly and produces a "rush" that is quite different from what happens when you take it orally.

Yes, it's said to be quite similar to cocaine... but with a longer duration of action.

>Kids with ADD don't seem all that enthusiastic about taking it.

Well, I think it would be fair to say that many children suffer quite a lot of side effects from Ritalin.

>On the other hand, it shows that people who regularly use the drug are still quite willing to part with it, which is hardly consistent with a dangerously addictive drug.

I'd guess that some people obtain prescriptions that they have no intention of using themselves. Some people probably try Ritalin once or twice and don't like it.... but then they continue to have it prescribed so that they can make a lot of money from selling it.

>the study would seem to suggest that for a 60kg (132 lb) human, 80mg/day of Dexedrine or Adderall would be safe, while 160mg/day would not.

It's really impossible to extrapolate animal studies to humans. Their physiology and anatomy is not the same as ours. Now what we really need is studies on humans! Any volunteers??????!!!!!!!

>One other thing that concerns me is that in humans, some of the beneficial effects of amphetamines (increased energy and motivation) seem to decline over time. Potentially, this could be a reflection of neurological damage, i.e., the drugs are burning out the same neural systems that they are stimulating. However, this tolerance could equally well be just a result of a (reversible) down-regulation of dopamine receptors.

Yes, I've also had these thoughts. No one will prescribe me a stimulant though (live in UK) so I suppose I don't need to worry.

>And FWIW, I do take them myself.

Which drug do you take? What dose? What do you take the stimulant for?

All the best,
Ed.


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