Heh, not right now they're not.
Apparently with the ADHD prescription medication shortage, worldwide, a lot of people in the UK are in fact now turning to meth. My benzo guy on TG said modafinil orders had went through the roof since the drought.
For what it's worth, I've had a dexamphetamine script since 2019, and I completely agree with you. I'd certainly never give it to my fucking kid, and I actively discourage my friends, even if they clearly have ADHD.
I always blast it in about a week (50mg dexamph), it's fucking addictive as hell, it's so cold and nowhere near as nice as speed, it turns you into a fucking weirdo, it's erratic due to the time release.
People on reddit etc act like it isn't abusive, and there's that old trope about "if you have ADHD it just chills you out and it's not even a drug, it just makes you feel normal" which is an absolute dogshit comment.
It's totally fucking abusive, dangerous and toxic. I partied for absolutely years and have stayed up for days on end doing copious drugs and always been fine, but never have I been closer to the shadow world than since I started taking this shit. I mean, don't get me wrong; I'm still fine. But I saw a fucking shadow spider the other month FFS (and I'm talking tarantula size), on it's little web. I didn't sense it was evil, but it was interested in the fact I could see it and intrigued by me. I wasn't scared of it, but I thought "fuck this, he seems cool but I'm not waiting for his friends to turn up" and noped out straight to bed. I'd only missed a night of sleep!
I have never, ever wanted to fuck with the shadow world. Also, my ADHD doctor pisses me off - he absolutely point blank refuses to accept that I can take his medication at 9am, then still be off my face and wired at 3am the following morning. "It's categorically impossible, it's not in the text books".
I couldn't give a shit what the textbooks say, and I've done more drugs than you, doctor, so shut the fuck up!