Posted by paulk on June 16, 2001, at 15:09:16
In reply to diet pills » paulk, posted by Elizabeth on June 15, 2001, at 22:15:35
> > 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.
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> 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.)
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> -elizabethI remember those also - but what is now Adderal was once known by a different name.
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