• socsa@piefed.social
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    23 hours ago

    dexamphetamine literally lacks the methyl group which gives “meth” it’s name.

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      14 hours ago

      Yeah but it has the “amphetamine” part that gives meth it’s kick. And that’s what most people think of when it comes to the drug - the effect it has on a standard person, not the chemical name (otherwise they’d be calling methylprednisolone “meth” too. And let’s face it, the majority of the population doesn’t know why it’s nicknamed meth either).

      On a legal scale, “amphetamines” are what’s regulated, not methyl groups.