Has anyone else noticed how different drugs are treated differently by society depending on the context in which they are used?

This is a post I recently posted on some other subs, figured it would be relevant here.<br><br>For example, let’s look at adderall versus meth. When we think of meth, we think of tooth decay, skiddos (meth people) who are totally fucked up, sleazy “degeneracy” as the leftists say, and they seem to think that if we let meth become legal, everyone and their sister would be using it and everyone will be a toothless skiddo. (Please note that I am in no way defending meth).<br><br>Now let’s look at adderall. There are plenty of people who abuse it, and you can see the negative effects. But people who use it seem to function normally, but everyone who has ever used it has had different results. I know people who have taken it and had a normal day without side effects, and then there are those who get so high that they can’t sleep. This is far more similar to weed, which varies in effects depending on the strain and the person.<br><br>Adderall is still a banned substance, like meth, but people don’t have the same negative views on those who use it. Some will definitely judge you, but it’s not the same negative view as a meth head. Adderall is also legal to purchase for people who have adhd, and people use it for studying and so on.<br><br>Meth and adderall are both basically the same thing. Meth is just the illegal street version, while adderall is the legal prescription one. So why does one get so much hate while the other is just a bad but manageable drug? Because of how it’s viewed. Adderall is seen as a medicine while meth is a drug.<br><br>Hate me for this, but the same goes for coke and crack. Coke was legal in the early 1900s and people would use it for fun. All of the rich people would use it, including politicians and people of power, who fucked around with it. When the crack epidemic hit the streets, everyone was terrified of crack. But crack and coke are the same drug, crack is just the cheap street version.<br><br>This is another good example of how drugs can be seen differently depending on the context. But why is coke/crack viewed as a drug while meth/adderall is viewed as a medicine? Well, coke is often seen as a drug for those who want to partake in the “party lifestyle”. Meth on the other hand is seen as a “raging drug”. The difference is how each drug is used. Meth is used for its speed and euphoric effects, and the people who use it are very different from those who use coke. Since meth is illegal, those who slip into meth tend to be those who are already on a downwards path, while coke is often used by celebrities, politicians, and others who are seen as wealthy. Meth is seen as the drug for those who live in the slums, while coke is seen as the drug of the wealthy. <br><br>So why did I type this? Well, it’s because I think that a drug could be viewed as a medicine or a drug depending on the context in which it is used. If coke was seen as a medication for depression (and there are some studies about it in the 60s or 70s), I’m sure it wouldn’t be viewed the same as it is now.