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Originally Posted by AsianDivaGirlsWebDude
This chart from the NIH (National Institute of Health) reinforces your cautionary warning:
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Saying that they both increase dopamine isn't a bad thing. Dopamine is a good thing. It helps all of us make smart decisions and get through the day. The problem with cocaine is that it hits the brain much faster and all at once. It also fucks with the serotonin levels much more which makes it more addicting. Ritalin doesn't have these problems when taken properly under the supervision of a doctor.
Remember that cocaine is a dirty word because of drug abuse. But cocaine used properly and for specific things is still beneficial. It is/was used as an anesthetic. Many of your current anesthetics are based off the principles of cocaine. It was used to treat depression and other minor medical issues for decades.
Ritalin is nothing more than a safer, more refined version of cocaine. Just as local anesthetics are more refined and safer methods of cocaine as well. Just because two drugs have a similar effect on the body in certain areas doesn't mean that they are as equally dangerous to us. I doubt many of us would pass on getting a shot of novacaine at the dentist because it constricts blood vessels the same way cocaine does.