Dig into Shire Pharmaceutical. You might find the relationship between their marketing/lobbying, the DSM-IV, and the rate of ADHD diagnosis disturbing. As things stand right now, the diagnostic criteria are vague to the point where every child meets the definition of having this disorder.
…ill leave it at this. There is a reason Shire sold their highly profitable Vyvanse to Takeda Pharmaceutical before the patent expired. If amphetamine disappeared off the face of the earth, the rate of diagnosis would plummet.
What app do you use that you’re able to tag people? That looks useful — not just for flagging trolls, but also for tagging the many delightful people I talk to on Lemmy (like you!)
Bonus question as a palate cleanser after the MAGA troll: do you have any tags that are either wholesome or humorous (or both), and would you share one with me if so? You don’t need to explain the context (or the user who has that tag)
I use Voyager! That link is for the browser version, but it also has an app on the various stores. To tag someone, hold their username on the comment, and select “Edit Tag”. Doing the same to a user who is already tagged will give you a little comment icon, which links you back to the comment you originally used to tag them.
I do have a few funny tags, but none of them come to mind at the moment. Mostly, I use it for tagging trolls, bots, AI slop posters, etc… I could block them, but I enjoy being able to see them again in the future and post comments like the one above.
? My stance on ADHD and amphetamine use isn’t political. Unfortunately, the history of ADHD is personal to me. Shire released their first amphetamine product within a few months of Perdue’s release of oxycontin. They used similar tactics to increase their userbase and bribed the same public officials.
…~10% of children in the united states either have taken or are taking amphetamine for a disease that didn’t really exist prior to the release of Adderall. This doesn’t seem fishy to you? Giving one of the most abusable psychoactives to a child is unlikely not to have an impact on their development.
The genius of an ADHD diagnosis is that it has a strong overlap with the side effects of long-term amphetamine use. It takes decades of research to prove harm, and even then it’s tricky. Still, It’s only a matter of time before it blows up into a Perdue level scandal. It’s why Shire sold their patent; it’s a liability issue.
I feel bad for the people dependent on amphetamine. Once the government cracks down on excessive and unethical prescriptions, a lot of people are in for a long withdrawal period. It took me a few years to learn how to function without it; I couldn’t have done it willingly.
Even that has a fuckton of regulations. It makes sense to not want to give out ADHD diagnosis in countries where you can abuse FUCKING DRUGS, but in my country, stimulants aren’t even allowed under any circumstance, yet they still won’t fucking diagnose you.
Btw, if you have ADHD, just don’t bother going to Serbia. You need so many permits, and can’t use your aderall or whatever.
Thank you. Luckily in the US the attitude is almost the opposite. They’d rather be too permissive and catch all the needy, than be on the side of too restrictive and let needy people go without. Very progressive lol, and signed by the first bush… a different time…
I think it works just fine and I’m honestly proud of our disability system. Getting a diagnosis can even be made by a primary, but I think is kinda sus and most would go to a psychiatrist.
Dig into Shire Pharmaceutical. You might find the relationship between their marketing/lobbying, the DSM-IV, and the rate of ADHD diagnosis disturbing. As things stand right now, the diagnostic criteria are vague to the point where every child meets the definition of having this disorder.
…ill leave it at this. There is a reason Shire sold their highly profitable Vyvanse to Takeda Pharmaceutical before the patent expired. If amphetamine disappeared off the face of the earth, the rate of diagnosis would plummet.
I already had you tagged as “Bad MAGA troll” and it has always held true.
What app do you use that you’re able to tag people? That looks useful — not just for flagging trolls, but also for tagging the many delightful people I talk to on Lemmy (like you!)
Bonus question as a palate cleanser after the MAGA troll: do you have any tags that are either wholesome or humorous (or both), and would you share one with me if so? You don’t need to explain the context (or the user who has that tag)
I use Voyager! That link is for the browser version, but it also has an app on the various stores. To tag someone, hold their username on the comment, and select “Edit Tag”. Doing the same to a user who is already tagged will give you a little comment icon, which links you back to the comment you originally used to tag them.
I do have a few funny tags, but none of them come to mind at the moment. Mostly, I use it for tagging trolls, bots, AI slop posters, etc… I could block them, but I enjoy being able to see them again in the future and post comments like the one above.
Can I get this flair thingy on dekstop?
? My stance on ADHD and amphetamine use isn’t political. Unfortunately, the history of ADHD is personal to me. Shire released their first amphetamine product within a few months of Perdue’s release of oxycontin. They used similar tactics to increase their userbase and bribed the same public officials.
…~10% of children in the united states either have taken or are taking amphetamine for a disease that didn’t really exist prior to the release of Adderall. This doesn’t seem fishy to you? Giving one of the most abusable psychoactives to a child is unlikely not to have an impact on their development.
The genius of an ADHD diagnosis is that it has a strong overlap with the side effects of long-term amphetamine use. It takes decades of research to prove harm, and even then it’s tricky. Still, It’s only a matter of time before it blows up into a Perdue level scandal. It’s why Shire sold their patent; it’s a liability issue.
I feel bad for the people dependent on amphetamine. Once the government cracks down on excessive and unethical prescriptions, a lot of people are in for a long withdrawal period. It took me a few years to learn how to function without it; I couldn’t have done it willingly.
There are many non stimulant treatment options for adhd
Even that has a fuckton of regulations. It makes sense to not want to give out ADHD diagnosis in countries where you can abuse FUCKING DRUGS, but in my country, stimulants aren’t even allowed under any circumstance, yet they still won’t fucking diagnose you.
Btw, if you have ADHD, just don’t bother going to Serbia. You need so many permits, and can’t use your aderall or whatever.
Thank you. Luckily in the US the attitude is almost the opposite. They’d rather be too permissive and catch all the needy, than be on the side of too restrictive and let needy people go without. Very progressive lol, and signed by the first bush… a different time…
I think it works just fine and I’m honestly proud of our disability system. Getting a diagnosis can even be made by a primary, but I think is kinda sus and most would go to a psychiatrist.