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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsKurt Eichenwald shares Hope Hicks "white lie" about Trump's amphetamine derivatives use in 1982
@kurteichenwald
White lies: when I asked hope Hicks about trumps use of amphetamine derivatives in 1982, she said he took them for a few days. When I said medical records I had showed he used them till 1990 - or 8 years when 25 days is max before addiction - she called me liberal & hung up.
7:44 AM - 1 Mar 2018
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....for those wondering, the amphetamine derivatives are known as chalkies or tombstones when sold on street. Trump had a second doctor he never disclosed who was exposed for providing these to famous people. Trump needed help to kick them. Why have you never heard this?.....
7:52 AM - 1 Mar 2018
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50 Shades Of Blue
(10,004 posts)njhoneybadger
(3,910 posts)Is coffee bad, Is pot Bad,Is alcohol bad
mac56
(17,569 posts)Little Star
(17,055 posts)demmiblue
(36,858 posts)LanternWaste
(37,748 posts)What leads you to allege the story's irrelevance and stupidity at this time?
Or is yours just another bumper sticker claim?
Hekate
(90,708 posts)...then compare that with DTs known behavior.
DBoon
(22,366 posts)yep
The_REAL_Ecumenist
(721 posts)Talked about wishing he was able to execute ALL drug dealers... Wonder if he'll start with himself? An inquiring mind wants to know. A girl can dream...
dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)and a needle of heroin in his other arm while snorting coke and he would STILL say he has never used drugs and he is not an addict.
The_REAL_Ecumenist
(721 posts)I could not show my face in public if I'd done .5% of what he's done. Don't even get me started with his spawn. I don't understand this level of hypocrisy, just don't get it.
trof
(54,256 posts)Raster
(20,998 posts)jmowreader
(50,559 posts)The issue is our tweaker president would put your ass in prison and stand the guy who sold you the stuff up against the wall for doing what he did.
And also that his fan base is going to take the news that Donald Trump was, and may still be, a tweaker as "fake news."
Me.
(35,454 posts)Amphetamine[note 1] (contracted from alpha-methylphenethylamine) is a potent central nervous system (CNS) stimulant that is used in the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), narcolepsy, and obesity. Amphetamine was discovered in 1887 and exists as two enantiomers:[note 2] levoamphetamine and dextroamphetamine. Amphetamine properly refers to a specific chemical, the racemic free base, which is equal parts of the two enantiomers, levoamphetamine and dextroamphetamine, in their pure amine forms. The term is frequently used informally to refer to any combination of the enantiomers, or to either of them alone. Historically, it has been used to treat nasal congestion and depression. Amphetamine is also used as an athletic performance enhancer and cognitive enhancer, and recreationally as an aphrodisiac and euphoriant. It is a prescription drug in many countries, and unauthorized possession and distribution of amphetamine are often tightly controlled due to the significant health risks associated with recreational use.[sources 1]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amphetamine
Pope George Ringo II
(1,896 posts)duforsure
(11,885 posts)Leghorn21
(13,524 posts)Bernardo de La Paz
(49,002 posts)(I know, not quite )
Hekate
(90,708 posts)Cha
(297,275 posts)Poor Hope Hicks.. thinks "Liberal" is a dirty word.
Bernardo de La Paz
(49,002 posts)machoneman
(4,007 posts)n/m
Javaman
(62,530 posts)Weed Man
(304 posts)and let him die smoking chemicals.
dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)UpInArms
(51,284 posts)To see that, too, is unhealthy
I have known several methers that stayed overweight (disclosure: I was in the news business ... so I saw a lot of stuff)
dlk
(11,566 posts)Often, individuals with undiagnosed or untreated learning disabilities self-medicate with drugs or alcohol. This could be why Trump took amphetamine derivatives for so many years. (He still may.)
LeftInTX
(25,364 posts)How is it different from regular amphetamines?
I have been taking Adderall for over 20 years.
I was prescribed Dexedrine in 1971 and took it for 3 years. (I was a Freshman in High School with horrific undiagnosed ADHD)
Hekate
(90,708 posts)...to treat ADHD, and why it's a misuse of the drug to do otherwise.
ADHD runs in my family. The first person ever diagnosed and treated was my nephew, when he was 5 or 6, and he's now 30. Once you know what you're looking at, the signs are everywhere in earlier generations.
Anyway, congratulations on successful treatment.
Javaman
(62,530 posts)I never took them but many would before going into the slam pit.
some nights I avoided the pit because it was just too fucking dangerous with many guys hopped up.
mn9driver
(4,426 posts)That explains a lot. Does anyone seriously believe he isnt still popping?
area51
(11,909 posts)Everyone knows the truth has a liberal bias.
keithbvadu2
(36,816 posts)Botany
(70,510 posts)Carrie Fisher, Trump was on coke during the debates.
https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/news/a49458/carrie-fisher-cocaine-donald-trump/
flibbitygiblets
(7,220 posts)With all the shitty food he eats, why doesn't he weigh 500 lbs?
Amphetamines would explain so much, the mood swings, erratic rants, sleep problems.
mtngirl47
(989 posts)Clarity2
(1,009 posts)I knew he was on something all along. This must be it.
Check out that video of him and pence doing a speech at the fbi headquarters early after his election. They were both sniffling and sweating.
Tanuki
(14,918 posts)..."in 1992, when Spy magazine wrote, Have you ever wondered why Donald Trump has acted so erratically at times, full of manic energy, paranoid, garrulous? Well, he was a patient of Dr. [Joseph] Greenbergs from 1982 to 1985. At the time, Dr. Greenberg was notorious for allegedly doling out prescription stimulants to anyone who could pay.
In 1993, Harry Hurts unauthorized biography on Trump, Lost Tycoon, corroborated the rumors and went one step further:
The diet drugs, which [Trump] took in pill form, not only curbed his appetite but gave him a feeling of euphoria and unlimited energy. The medical literature warned that some potentially dangerous side effects could result from long-term usage; they included anxiety, insomnia, and delusions of grandeur. According to several Trump Organization insiders, Donald exhibited all these ominous symptoms of diet drug usage, and then some.
The supposed drug Trump took back then was Tenuate Dospan, a drug with speed-like effects thats not unlike dexedrine.
These rumors say Trump stopped seeing Dr. Greenberg decades ago. But according to our source, the Donald Trump of today is on a diet drug called phentermineand has been since at least April of 2014.
......
C. Richard Allen, the director of the Georgia Drugs and Narcotics Agency, called phentermine cheap speed to The New York Times. Side effects of phentermine include:
Trouble with thinking, speaking, or walking
Decreased ability to exercise
False or unusual sense of well-being
Insomnia
Nervousness
Increase in sexual ability, desire, drive, or performance
Confusion".....
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DBoon
(22,366 posts)I sometimes wonder if meth abuse isn't behind a lot of right wing politics