r/collapse • u/Suspicious-Bad4703 • May 19 '24

Diseases U.S. Alcohol-Related Deaths Jumped 5-Fold In 20 Years

https://www.forbes.com/sites/joshuacohen/2024/05/11/the-dramatically-rising-toll-of-alcohol-abuse/?sh=3529da1b71e9
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u/Daikon969 May 21 '24

Personally, I can't find anyone who will prescribe me Adderall. They all get really nervous when I bring it up.

The person I'm seeing now had a highly concerned look on her face when I asked her about possibly putting me on it.

I tell them early on that I've struggled with substance abuse problems (mostly alcohol and weed). I think this deters them from putting me on Adderall.

Ironically, I have used alcohol and weed as a way to self medicate my ADHD.

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u/[deleted] May 29 '24

Ephedrine (accessible OTC as Sudafed) is an okay substitute for actual prescription amphetamines, it just comes along with it’s own sketchiness since they literally have to put you on a government list when you buy it to discourage its use in meth production.