idea for a new medical chem re: addiction

[TDHooligan]

Meth is a staple chemical for combat. I don't see why we should nerf it and remove the addiction

The drawback is having to manage the addiction and getting severe brain damage killing you over time

you fight that it has/needs these drawbacks but it really doesnt need any - nobody uses it besides scientists because your main cost is actually getting ahold of it.

the brain damage and subsequent mannitol purging was added to stop people being on meth 24/7, addiction has always been more of a flavor mechanic than a real downside.


all you gotta do is make the recipe more awkward than most of the drugs it counters (just make it require another complex medchem like salicyclic or epi) and ta-da, nobody will make it and doctors will use it if they get a couple bottles