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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. wittyreference ◴[] No.25608049[source]
Cocaine is also used as a medication. We use topical spray cocaine for anesthetizing the nasal cavity and pharynx before certain procedures.

Just saying.

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2. 542458 ◴[] No.25608757[source]
Also occasionally used in optometry (applied directly to the eyeball!) as either an anesthetic or diagnostic tool.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3885453/