• Abyssian@lemmy.world
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    10 days ago

    “Your original claim was similar to saying everyone who has ever drank a soda has an addiction to caffeine.”

    Please point to where I said that.

    Someone said: “It’s addictive to non-ADHD people.” I replied: “Nah. It’s addictive to everyone in the same way.”

    Seems fairly simple.

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      10 days ago

      Nah. It’s addictive to everyone in the same way

      It’s not though…

      Some people will be more susceptible than others, just like with any drug. Overall people with ADHD will not be as susceptible to people who do not have ADHD.

      Claiming it is addictive to everyone in the same way is the same as saying everyone is just as susceptible to addiction as anyone else. If that were true everyone would be an addict.

      The only other way to interpret this is that you are simply claiming the drug utilizes the same pharmacological pathways in everyone…which would be idiotically redundant.

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        10 days ago

        People with ADHD can become addicted to and abuse stimulants just like anyone else. It’s both dangerous and stupid to try to claim otherwise.

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          10 days ago

          None claimed people with ADHD are immune to becoming addicted to stimulants. Just that they are less likely too compared to others when they are treated with the correct dose of stimulants. You smoking meth and a person taking medication prescribed by a physician are not the same scenarios. Stop projecting your issues with substance abuse on others.