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They're among the safest prescribed substances on the planet.

That seems like a very doubtful claim. To my knowledge, for example, antibiotics are pretty much 100% safe (unless you have an allergy). Are you indeed comparing amphetamines to all other prescription drugs? Or perhaps only to prescription drugs with abuse potential?

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Antibiotics are not 100% safe, they can have serious life threatening consequences. They can knock your bacterial balance out of whack in your digestion system leading to colon issues.

So... more dangerous than amphetamines?

I have no position on that, I just wanted to point out that antibiotics are not totally safe.

Antibiotics can be pretty taxing on your body and metabolism.

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