I literally explained how meth is literally a chemical which performs the exact same mechanism as the medication that is prescribed to treat ADHD.
In layman’s terms, if a person has ADHD and they try meth, part of the experience of meth is to have the ADHD treated.
And I don’t mean that in a healthy way. Not at all. I do NOT advise people who have ADHD to use meth.
What I am expressing is that describing it as an addiction is dishonest framing, because it’s literally causing the exact same effect that a person would get if they went to get a drug prescribed for their ADHD. There is an additional effect, sure. But it’s not that meth created a biological need. The person was born with the biological need, and then they happened to stumble onto a drug that existed that had the effect of treating the unmet biological need. That’s not addiction. That’s having an unmet need your whole life and then having the need met, and not wanting to go back to having the need unmet.
I literally explained how meth is literally a chemical which performs the exact same mechanism as the medication that is prescribed to treat ADHD.
In layman’s terms, if a person has ADHD and they try meth, part of the experience of meth is to have the ADHD treated.
And I don’t mean that in a healthy way. Not at all. I do NOT advise people who have ADHD to use meth.
What I am expressing is that describing it as an addiction is dishonest framing, because it’s literally causing the exact same effect that a person would get if they went to get a drug prescribed for their ADHD. There is an additional effect, sure. But it’s not that meth created a biological need. The person was born with the biological need, and then they happened to stumble onto a drug that existed that had the effect of treating the unmet biological need. That’s not addiction. That’s having an unmet need your whole life and then having the need met, and not wanting to go back to having the need unmet.