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Cocaine isn't a prescription drug. Adderall/Vyvanse aren't addictive at the prescribed doses, it's not really relevant what happens if you just start snorting it.

> Plus you have actual withdraw symptoms from amphetamines too.

Easily managed and known to last about a week. The non-stimulant ADHD medications like guanfacine actually have much worse withdrawal!

It's so weird to keep hearing that prescription doses of these drugs are addictive. I regularly forget to take them until it's too late in the day and if I took them I would have trouble sleeping... :/

One way to check if you took it, is to choose a song with a strong beat that you've heard thousands of times, for reference. If you took your stimulants that day, the tempo should sound slower than if you didn't.

There are some doctors who think that cocaine in small doses is one of the best anti-depressants we have. Kids can abuse cough syrup or inhale pain thinner. At some point we should have medicines available.