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Shank ◴[] No.25606808[source]
As someone who depends on amphetamines to function daily, it’s disheartening to see their use further stigmatized. For many people like me, amphetamines help them live a normal life. The app isn’t called “meth” or “methamphetamine” and it’s not referring to a street drug.

I’m saddened to see so many equating amphetamines to illicit drugs, when that’s simply not the full story. This perception is exactly what stops people from taking their medication when they should and balking at the idea of a medication being able to help them.

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1. casion ◴[] No.25607310[source]
Hah! I use methamphetamine (desoxyn) to function!

Some irony there in complaining about the stigmatizing of a drug with high abuse potential then immediately stereotyping another.