highly restricted Controlled Drug with therapeutic applications restricted to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and narcolepsy.
Stims are only given to those with ADHD. There is a pressure to give people underachieving this medicine. My point is that since 1937 the whole diagnosis of hyperkinetic, withdrawn, ADD, ADHD, subtypes, MBD, Hyperkinetic etc. has all boiled down to every kid and person that does not function optimally and has the following traits can get pep.
as a panacea for a broad range of disorders
speed works for everything
1976 Jan 3
Compare : dexamphetamine, benzedrine(speed), ritalin 48 children diagnosis MBD or Hyperkinetic Syndrome link to these diagnosis referred in this paper
20 cases { Dex vs Speed →SIMILAR, Dex and Speed no side effects: 10, Side effects, Dex fewer than sped: 3, Side effects, speed fewer than dex(!!): 7
20 Dex vs speed: dex superior 7 Dex vs speed: speed superior.
Conclusion: dex, benzedrine (speed), MPH (ritalin) are all the same.