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Do you mean Ritalin (Methylphenidate) or Dextroamphetamine? (Both prescribed for ADHD). Either way, that statement is not strictly correct. Dextroamphetamine do
by derrida 14y ago
Do you mean Ritalin (Methylphenidate) or Dextroamphetamine? (Both prescribed for ADHD). Either way, that statement is not strictly correct. Dextroamphetamine does get metabolised into Methamphetamine, but it isn't Methamphetamine when it is sold & Methylphenidate is something different.
- philwelch 14y agoPlus, pharmaceutically manufactured speed is a much safer drug than crystal meth even if the underlying active ingredient is effectively the same.
- kristofferR 14y agoDextromethamphetamine (Desoxyn). It's the exact same thing as illegal methamphetamine (minus any adulterants of course), but street meth can also be a racemic mixture.
- jebeng 14y agoNo, the statement is correct. They definitely do have prescription methamphetamine: http://www.fda.gov/downloads/Drugs/DrugSafety/ucm088582.pdf http://www.fda.gov/downloads/Drugs/DrugSafety/ucm088582.pdf