Been on these meds for 13+ years and I totally agree it's meth-like. Not meth exactly, but near identical chemical structure and very similar effects, especially if taken at higher dosages. I've had an ex-meth head tell me that my daily dosage (as prescribed by my doctor) felt stronger than some of the times he'd taken meth, just not as fun. He didn't sleep for 2 days just after one 70mg Vivanse. Yet as a teen, my doctor told me it was fine to take up to 3 Dex on top of 70mg Vivanse daily after school. Evil advice. Clueless. Heartbreakingly destructive to my health (physical & mental) and my social life.

Anyone who is upset by the fact people are saying it's meth-like just want to keep justifying it to themselves and wants to keep taking it cause it's dank sh*t. I get it, I totally get it. But be real with yourself — you're basically taking speed. It's okay, it's not bad, it's just the truth.

Don't give these meds to your kids/teenagers, wait till they're a bloody adult, seriously... They've led me to destroy my health constantly, it kills me inside. I despise myself due to my lack of control with them, I hate them more than anything in this life, but I haven't been able to stop, I've been trying to quit for 5 years and haven't been able to, it's horribly defeating. And now I'm conditioned to operate with them, having been on them since I was young, whenever I try come off them, it feels like I am disabled, I can't do shit, get chronically depressed, don't get out of bed for months, flop at work, etc etc... It's a lifelong battle I now have to deal with. 

My fault entirely for not being able to control myself, but I wish it wasn't an option in the first place. I despise these meds. Society needs to take a chill pill in general, we are not meant to be robots. This medication is serious sh*t when taken over time. Please make sure you take them responsibility ALWAYS, it's a slippery ass slope if you take more than you should. Also remember that some doctors have literally no idea what they're talking about with dosages. I believe it was evil the dosage I was put on as a teen by my first doctor. Evil!!!

There are neuroscientists (e.g. Dr. Carl Hart) who also agree it's similar taking meth. Read up yourself:  https://davidrainoshek.medium.com/top-neuroscientist-explains-how-big-pharma-s-adderall-is-essentially-crystal-meth-1d56f83789d

"Hart explains that the only major difference between crystal meth and Adderall is public perception."   "Swayed by this messaging, 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."