Over Stimulation: The Cultural Doublethink of Amphetamines
Posted on April 27, 2018
by Thaddeus Camlin, Psy.D.
Adderall vs. Meth
When it comes to amphetamines, our culture seems to want to eat our drugs and have them too. On one hand, Adderall is marketed with promises of saving marriages or images of smiling children with taglines like, “Finally, schoolwork that matches his intelligence.” On the other hand, we’re inundated with images of “meth mouth” and propaganda campaigns with wholesome slogans like, “15 bucks for sex isn’t normal, but on meth it is,” and, “Before meth I had a daughter, now I have a prostitute.” Well, if tooth decay, cost-effective intimate companionship, and disowning children are normal for meth, we must ask ourselves why meth is still a prescribed medication for ADHD and weight loss.
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