there are freakout posts every hour or so on r/adhd. desperate plans to amass a huge petition of signatures, or challenge it legally with a class act. lawsuit, but mostly a lot of despair and disbelief. also some blaming of the so-called undeserved adderall users that are allegedly the official reason for the shortage...and something about tiktok users.

it's bad and capitalism is certainly the reason why. i'd like to understand the nuance of it more though if anyone had some good leftist takes on it.

  • aqwxcvbnji [none/use name]
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    2 years ago

    it is worrying if a bad childhood means lifelong substance use by necessity

    There certainly are people who manage to handle their AD(H)D symptoms without medication. But many can't and, if they're not diagnosed, it means a life of academic failure, being fired at every job and a resulting low self-esteem or depression. In general, I can't imagine how someone with AD(H)D manages to go trough college, or function at a job (which requires task-initiation and prolonged focus) without medication.