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I'd just never heard of the med before she went on it. I might even be wrong about which med she's on. Her dad didn't want her on it. Her doctor did, and she wanted to, too. They talked her mom into it.

I've got some freinds on Adderall, and pretty much all of them have said that, either in college or high school, either someone tried to buy some from them or a friend stole some from their bottle. It seems like pretty few kids who are actually prescribed it get addicted; I'm not sure why -- it could be because of the different way it works in kids with ADD and kids who don't have it, or it could just be that, if a kid is prescribed it, there's usually a parent keeping track of it. (Or I could be wrong about pretty few of the kids who are prescribed it getting addicted, but I've only known one.)

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I'm not sure why -- it could be because of the different way it works in kids with ADD and kids who don't have it, or it could just be that, if a kid is prescribed it, there's usually a parent keeping track of it. (Or I could be wrong about pretty few of the kids who are prescribed it getting addicted, but I've only known one.)

I'm not sure why -- it could be because of the different way it works in kids with ADD and kids who don't have it, or it could just be that, if a kid is prescribed it, there's usually a parent keeping track of it.

There's a similar effect with some of the heavy-duty painkillers, I seem to recall from when my mother was doing pain management studies. People in serious pain can take mega doses of things like morphine and not become addicted in the same way that recreational users would. Not all meds, of course, or in all cases, but it's part of the pain management controverises where doctors are sometimes reluctant to give patients adequate meds for their pain out of fear of additction that isn't quite accurate.

Timelies! The concert was very cool...might post some thoughts in lj, if I get a chance, but see new tag. People can do amazing things from chairs sometimes, but I bet it helps to be a legend already, somehow.

brenda, my uncle had a particular kind of arthritis called ankylosing (I think) spondylitis. He was afraid of becoming addicted to pain killers, and would usually not take the pain meds his rheumatologist prescribed for him. I remember my aunt said that his doctor told him that because his pain was so severe, it was less of a risk for him, and that it was better to stay on top of his pain.

How is your dad doing, by the way?

People in serious pain can take mega doses of things like morphine and not become addicted in the same way that recreational users would.

Heh. Unless you're me. But then, I have a lot of addiction-prone family members, so whether it's a physical tendency or a psychological tendency, I think I was pretty much predisposed to inadvertent junkie-dom.

it's part of the pain management controverises where doctors are sometimes reluctant to give patients adequate meds for their pain out of fear of additction that isn't quite accurate.

Man, my feeling, after having been through pain that no drug could eliminate, is to treat the fucking pain as well as you can, *without* putting the patient in a stupor, and if there's a problem with addiction, deal with that after the pain has been addressed/resolved.

Just one junkie's opinion. I would have rather been like Charlie hitting the smackfarthing than have to experience pain like that.

Erika has a new tag, and I need to shave.

I just met with my favorite prof. I'm now feeling like shit. When you get in a good relationship with a prof, not only do they tell you when you do well, but also when your work is crap and they know you can do better. Damn.

Someone convince me to stick out the day and not go home and cry. 'Cause that's what I feel like doing.