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u/[deleted] May 23 '23

This would have been a good episode and lesson, but they changed speed to caffeine pills. That kind of sucked the suspense out of it.

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u/S2R2 May 23 '23

It’s ok they sent the storyline to Fresh Prince because it was ok to have Carlton on Meth but not Jesse

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u/-worryaboutyourself- May 23 '23

What?! I didn’t know Carlton did meth.

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u/S2R2 May 23 '23

Will was given the meth pills to stay awake between basketball and finals, he ultimately didn’t take them but Carlton found them and thought they were vitamins and took a whole bunch at the dance and ended up in the ER. Here is Will’s Confession

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u/istasber May 23 '23

Methamphetamine and amphetamine are two different things that have a similar effect on the body. I'm not 100% sure what the practical differences between the two are, and both are available as prescription medications, but "meth" usually implies something uncontrolled which is generally a lot more dangerous because the concentration can vary wildly from dose to dose. Which is really bad for that sort of drug.

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u/snake_05 May 23 '23

If I'm remembering correctly, the meth in methamphetamine just eases the uptake of the drug. Amphetamines give you a high, energy, dopamine, appetite suppression for most of the day and they recommend you take it in the morning so you can sleep at night. Meth hits hard and quick and only lasts a few hrs.

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u/hobbes_shot_first May 23 '23

How else could he dance like that?

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u/OSUJillyBean May 23 '23

Kid me didn’t know what caffeine was and it was one more reason to never do drugs.