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    Apple has threatened to remove Amphetamine from the App Store

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    946 points giuliomagnifico | 12 comments | 01 Jan 21 19:19 UTC | HN request time: 1.506s | source | bottom
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    epx ◴[01 Jan 21 19:31 UTC] No.25605982[source]▶
    Next, some app named Nitrogen will be banned because it is related to explosives and therefore to terrorists.
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    fishnchips ◴[01 Jan 21 19:41 UTC] No.25606102[source]▶
    Nitrogen is an element, and a very common one at that. Explosives are a fringe use case.

    Amphetamine on the other hand has only one very well defined use case.

    I get the reference to another similar app (Caffeine) but this is a step too far, indeed portraying a dangerous drug in a positive light.

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    1. Unklejoe ◴[01 Jan 21 19:45 UTC] No.25606142[source]▶
    > Amphetamine on the other hand has only one very well defined use case.

    Are you referring to the widespread use of it as an ADHD medication for children all throughout the nation?

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    2. fishnchips ◴[01 Jan 21 19:51 UTC] No.25606229[source]▶
    Apologies, where I come from this is not a common treatment for ADHD. I’m not a specialist but as a father of two lively boys I did my share of reading about diagnosing and treating ADHD in Europe.
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    3. AlexandrB ◴[01 Jan 21 19:55 UTC] No.25606278[source]▶
    Or perhaps to its widespread use as a stimulant for narcolepsy sufferers - which is clearly what the app's name is alluding to.

    It's like banning an app called fertilizer because fertilizer can be used to make bombs.

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    4. dekhn ◴[01 Jan 21 20:02 UTC] No.25606357[source]▶
    Vyvanse was approved in Europe ~5+ years ago and is a hugely successful and widely used product.
    5. DoofusOfDeath ◴[01 Jan 21 20:08 UTC] No.25606426[source]▶
    I apologize if I'm misunderstanding your comment. But just to help others avoid confusion, ADHD isn't the same as being extra energetic.
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    7. rasputin243 ◴[01 Jan 21 20:53 UTC] No.25606965[source]▶
    And adults as well
    8. sudosysgen ◴[01 Jan 21 21:12 UTC] No.25607200[source]▶
    What drugs are, according to your reasearch, widely used in Europe? Here in Canada, Amphetamines are widespread, from Vyvanse to Adderall to Evekeo.
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    9. Daho0n ◴[01 Jan 21 21:48 UTC] No.25607538[source]▶
    It is, they just call it something else like Adderall, Evekeo or whatever.
    10. IfOnlyYouKnew ◴[01 Jan 21 21:49 UTC] No.25607552{3}[source]▶
    Ritalin is the dominant drug in that regard, and while it is very similar in every respect, it is not amphetamine-the-substance nor, I believe, technically in the class of substances also referred to as amphetamines.

    (someone stated that amphetamines are now available in the EU market. But, if so, it's likely that few people will know, mostly because discussions of ADHD have somewhat faded)

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    12. EricE ◴[02 Jan 21 05:35 UTC] No.25610688[source]▶
    >It's like banning an app called fertilizer because fertilizer can be used to make bombs.

    Great and extremely apt analogy!