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epx ◴[] 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 ◴[] 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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Unklejoe ◴[] 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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fishnchips ◴[] 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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sudosysgen ◴[] 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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IfOnlyYouKnew ◴[] 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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