Posted by Elizabeth on June 15, 2001, at 22:15:35
In reply to Re: Didn't appreciate my pdoc calling it a feel-good » Cam W., posted by paulk on June 15, 2001, at 19:02:35
> Actually, "mother's little helper" used to mean a mix of amphetamines that is now sold as Adderal – back when the song came out it had a different name and was used (unsuccessfully) as a diet pill.
There used to be diet pills that combined amphetamines with short- or intermediate-acting barbiturates, with names like Desbutal (methamphetamine + pentobarbitol) and Dexamyl (d-amphetamine + amobarbitol). I have trouble imagining what the purpose of such a combination pill would be, other than to get really trashed. (The reasoning for adding the barbiturate was that a lot of people get anxious on stimulants.)
-elizabeth
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