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My mother has had dental problems her whole life because of the 1950s fad of putting little kids on meth to lose weight.


The primary mechanism for "meth mouth" and similar oral health issues are dry mouth and teeth clenching which can be caused by a number of stimulants including caffeine(at moderate to high doses of ~6 cups of coffee). The remedy for which seems to be drinking a lot of water.

That said, it's obviously bad to give children diet drugs but that has no real bearing on how we treat recreational drug users who are adults.


What the hell?! Do you have a link or source on that? That sounds horrible :(


This was likely the brand:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obetrol




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