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FDA Approves Candy-Flavored Amphetamines for Kids

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FDA Approves Candy-Flavored Amphetamines for Kids

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While some lawmakers in legal marijuana states are pushing to outlaw cannabis edibles that resemble sugary treats in an effort to protect the well being of the children, the federal government has just approved a candy-flavored amphetamine-based medication that will be marketed to kids with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) later this year.

A recent report from the folks at STAT News indicates that a new version of speed hit the pharmaceutical market last week called Adzenys, a chewable, fruit-flavored drug designed with the same active ingredient as other popular ADHD medications, such as Adderall. The drug, which is essentially extended release gummy meth, was approved earlier this year by the Food and Drug Administration for patients as young as six years old.

Not surprisingly, the medication is already stirring up a significant level of controversy in the healthcare community due to fears that chewable speed that tastes good will lead to an increase in abuse and overdoses.

But that is not stopping Neos Therapeutics, the Dallas-based pharmaceutical company responsible for designing the drug, from launching a sinister marketing campaign in hopes of getting “ahead of back-to-school season,” according to the company’s CEO Vipin Garg. “We’re launching now at full speed.”

The company boasts that its 125 sales representatives have not had any issues setting up appointments with physicians all over the country who are fully prepared to start recommending Adzenys.

“We are encouraged by the initial feedback from physicians during the pre-launch phase and we are even more confident that there is a strong desire on the part of physicians and caregivers for once daily orally disintegrating treatment alternative to health managed ADHD,” Garg said.

Unfortunately, while the federal government remains cavalier to the prescription drug epidemic currently sweeping the nation, some of the latest data shows that, over the past decade, the recreational use of medications like Adderall have increased in adults by 67 percent. What’s worse is the average consumer seems to be completely oblivious that these nicely packaged prescription medications are manufactured similarly to popular illegal substances, like methamphetamine, which law enforcement and government agencies have been telling them to avoid all of their lives.

“The public remains almost entirely ignorant of the fact that methamphetamine produces nearly identical effects to those produced by the popular ADHD medication d-amphetamine (dextroamphetamine). You probably know it as Adderall: a combination of amphetamine and d-amphetamine mixed salts,” wrote Dr. Carl Hart, professor of psychology and psychiatry at Columbia University, in a piece for the Influence.

Some recent reports suggest that edible marijuana, specifically products that resemble candy, are sending children to the emergency room in states that have legalized the herb for medicinal and recreational purposes. In fact, an article published this week in Today indicates there were 4,000 calls to poison control in 2015 for kids and teens exposed to pot. Although none of these incident created any life-threatening situations, physicians say the kids who accidentally ingest these products — mostly due to the negligence of the parents — are experiencing “nausea, vomiting, disorientation, anxiety-like reactions and even psychotic reactions that can make them do things they wouldn't normally do."

These types of reports are cramping the style of the cannabis industry in some states. Lawmakers in Colorado recently introduced legislation aimed at banning edible marijuana gummies that resemble fruits, animals, people, and anything else children might find attractive. Yet there are no protections in place at the federal level to prevent pharmaceutical companies, like Neos Therapeutics, from manufacturing candy-flavored versions of a drug that is known to cause serious harm, including sudden death, in children and adults.

But even though the Food and Drug Administration has evidence proving that amphetamine-based medications can kill, there have been so few fatalities that the federal agency continues to declare these substances safe and effective in the treatment of ADHD and narcolepsy. However, these drugs often cause common medical conditions, including fatty liver, heart attack, seizures, stroke, and psychotic episodes – all increasingly more possible for a child to experience after eating too much of his or her medication because it looks and tastes like candy.

http://hightimes.com/read/fda-approves-candy-flavored-amphetamines-kids
 
I'm quite fond (and fearful) of dextro-amphetamine, and I would like to see the prodrug formulation of it (Vyvanse) trialed for use as maintenance medication for crystal meth addicts. Anyways, I wasn't expecting the FDA to approve candy that may make ya dandy.

Enough money and lobbying, and it seems very little (if anything at all) remains standing between you and what you want. I'm all for capitalism, but the money from private interests which has now all but come to define American politics in general has had a profoundly disturbing effect which seems to closely resemble the relentless corruption and unabashed injustice of both a religious totalitarian regime (e.g. Iran, Saudi Arabia) and a human rights' violating communist state such as China. And the next crisis to hit Wall St. shall likely be the one from which the U.S. shall not be able to fully recover (I hope I'm wrong though - we'll see).
 
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Not a good idea if it taste good young kids will be sharing it with eachother that wouldn't otherwise I wonder. Like hey "try my special candy I eat every morning."
 
If parents were worried about kids getting into their marijuana edibles, this is opening a whole new door. A kid could die if he mistakes them for something else
 
I love my adderall, but amphetamine gummies? Really? Something is very wrong here.



This is coming from a person that doesn't believe in anyone under 18 consuming any form of amphetamine.
 
The blue generic 10 mg IR amp salt tablets already taste like candy...
 
I LOL'd at that, too

Hopefully they market it with the slogan "Drugs 4 Kidz!", scrawled out in Crayola crayon font
 
You probably know it as Adderall: a combination of amphetamine and d-amphetamine mixed salts,” wrote Dr. Carl Hart, professor of psychology and psychiatry at Columbia University
he has obviously no clue about chemistry
 
It is 50% racemic amphetamine as two different salts and 50% d-amp as two as well. Saying meth and Adderall is the same is a stretch though.
 
I am going to drive around neighborhoods in an old winnebago with the words "FREE AWESOME HIGHS FOR KIDS!" Scrawled on the side in sharpie.
 
It is 50% racemic amphetamine as two different salts and 50% d-amp as two as well. Saying meth and Adderall is the same is a stretch though.
yeah I know what a racemat is. to be technically correct, he should've said a mixture of D-Amp. and L-Amp., all those people always come with "amphetamines" even though there is only one chemical compound in adderal, which is racemic amphetamine.

sorry, annoyed chemistry student rant ;)
 
This is pure ageism!
Where are the candy-flavored amps for adults???
#Unfair
 
But there is unequal amounts of d and l amp. Unless there is some definition of racemic mixture in regards to finished pharmaceutical dosage forms I am unaware of, which could be but dont think so.

Anyway. This product is no big deal. I doubt it will penetrate much except very locally. Its not like there arent other ODT products used already in kids. That picture is misleading too. It is a circular orange tab afaik. Looks like many others. The thing that bothers me most is there is no need for it really. You can open Adderall XR and sprinkle the beads on food already. I guess this is a bit more convenient but doesnt justify the cost to me.
 
yeah I know what a racemat is. to be technically correct, he should've said a mixture of D-Amp. and L-Amp., all those people always come with "amphetamines" even though there is only one chemical compound in adderal, which is racemic amphetamine.

sorry, annoyed chemistry student rant ;)

It was my understanding racemic meant 50/50. adderall is like 70/30 d to l. no?
 
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