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That second tweet is a bit concerning, though. Let's not forget that many ADHD meds are addicting to non-ADHD brains.
It does not compute for me that my medication is on a list of "highly addictive substances" in my country yet I actively have to set myself reminders to take it or I will just plain forget lmao
Is it that hard to understand that a brain with a structural impairment will respond to a chemical differently than a brain without that structural impairment?
uhm.. is the rhetorical concept of hyperbole hard to understand? It's just difficult to imagine based on my experience, that doesn't mean I actually don't understand.
Fair enough.
I think the position in the tweet is sound if you assume a healthcare system that's generally fit for purpose where barriers to potential abuse exist. If you can't then there's most likely other factors in that system contributing to drug dependency more significantly than ADHD diagnoses, like marketing from pharma companies or lower minimum qualifications to prescribe substances with abuse potential etc.
It makes more sense on balance to prioritise addressing the unaddressed mental health disorders in the general public than worrying about opening up avenues for potential drug abuse that aren't currently a big issue. I mean, shit, if addicts all switched to prescriptions, that'd be a win for public health compared to where we are now.