> Caffeine is in the same family as meth If by family you mean CNS stimulant with an amino group, then yes, I guess? They are very different structurally and p

> Caffeine is in the same family as meth If by family you mean CNS stimulant with an amino group, then yes, I guess? They are very different structurally and pharmacologically. A synthesis of methamphetamine would not look very much at all like an alkaloid extraction, except, possibly, for the final workup and isolation of the salt.