[GeneralQuestions]What's the deal with Adderall and Amphetamine?

Why is adderall so godamn expensive while amphetamine paste is cheap as hell? I mean why do people still buy the pills? Could someone please elucidate me?


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[18 Points] keseysdayglobus:

I do not use amphetamine at all but if I had to guess people still use Adderall because you know exactly what you're getting and there are no solvents. Adderall is probably expensive because you have to have a prescription for it but on the other hand with speed you can just make it.

Again I haven't used either and am just talking out of my ass.


[13 Points] Theeconomist1:

Perception mostly. A close second is knowing the exact purity, dosage, etc. but never underestimate perception when it comes to drugs. There is a (Mis)perception that if it comes from a pharmacy it's not the same as getting the same exact substance in a non-pharmaceutical form. IE if you are dependent on pills, it's much easier to rationalize it if it comes from a pharmacy instead of a powder or paste. It's only safer in the sense that there are quality control standards with pharmaceuticals but in terms of addiction and such, same risk. Also, many people might find the expense to be a form of control on their habit. Bc pills are so pricey there is only so much one can buy usually.


[7 Points] 27clubhereicome:

Go up to any college student that pops adderall and say this: "Hey man, I've got this amphetamine paste at $2 per 30 mg tablet; want to buy some?" Most people associate amphetamine/speed with meth even if they pop adderall all day. It's largely stigma even if the amphetamine paste/powder was pure dextro or the same ratio of D/L as adderall. On the other hand, it's not usually that pure, so the idea of 'you know exactly what you get' as other people mentioned is a large factor. From personal experience, going from only being able to afford a few 20 mg orange barrs to having a 5 gram bag of SSB speed powder sent me out of control in a heartbeat once limited supply and forced rationing no longer existed. But again, it's mostly stigma. If you get popped with a bag of speed powder, you may very well see yourself in a local news headline for a methamphetamine arrest soon after.


[5 Points] None:

Because you need to go and visit a doctor every month to get a script filled for schedule II meds. You're lucky if you can get 30 tablets a month and they may even give you a urinalysis. If you can price them better then by all means. If not, people will still buy them. Amphetamine paste is disgusting and full of solvents. Meth is... meth. America is one of the only countries that RX's amphetamines. Deal with it or get a script.

Source: supposed former Adderall vendor.


[3 Points] 12stepsuck:

I was looking on dance safe or one of those places thatll test you gear for $30. I saw a 30mg orange adderall tab. It looked to be perscription. It was tested out as methamphetamine.


[1 Points] noonehear:

Want to get stuff accomplished and not be all jittery and still be able to eat, sleep, and shit properly? Try out modafinil. Its also cheaper than adderall (LOL prices I used to get free for helping teach peoples) and amphetamine paste (which is still cheap as shit I'd pick some up but I dont do uppers).


[1 Points] thascarecro:

The demand for adderall is much higher. I know kids that would never touch a drug but love getting their hands on Addies. Even if you had paste in front of their faces for half the price, theyd still choose the pills.


[1 Points] MrHappyCamper1:

And popping pills is much easier in public places. Nobody even knows what you are taking.


[1 Points] Ismxvl:

Amphetamine is the active agent in adderall. It's also made up of 75% dexedrine. I think.


[0 Points] Voldewarts:

Because amphetamine paste is fucking garbage cooked up in someones basement.

Give me pills any day so I dont have to snort a gram of this disgusting shit up my nose to feel anything, with this kind of purity its like hunting through my shit for sweetcorn


[0 Points] noonehear:

Shouldnt this be on /r/drugs not /r/dnm?


[0 Points] None:

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[0 Points] Summermariemc:

I am hoping to buy adderall or phentermine. Can someone please tell me how to get to the site? I cant figure it out and I'm terrible with computers. I just googled it and nothing comes up.


[-1 Points] CycloneWatson:

There is an obstacle to get the paste into powder.


[-2 Points] None:

I'm going to be changing this very soon. May 1st I buy my vending account and I get a prescription for 60x 20mg XR by Shire Pharmaceuticals that I will be offering for .05BTC. per and 5 for .2BTC The prices for Adderall currently is a complete rip off and it's simply not right. Most of the vendors are getting the pills for free via prescription and the IRs are being imported from overseas pharmacies for single dollars per pill. It's all about profit in a capitalist free market and until someone changes the standard there's no reason for vendors to budge on their price.

Speed paste is so much cheaper because it is piss easy to synthesize and the market is flooded with the material. People buy the pills because they are less euphoric and better suited for study and getting work done as opposed to getting really high and being distracted from one task to the next based on the dopamine rush.


[0 Points] None:

You can regulate your dose with prescription drugs as they are a know quantity..The come down is allot smoother and they are actually less addictive because the euphoric component is largely not there..all in all they go with life better and also its easy to conceal the usage where as if your on Meth or something your going to be tweekin.