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Yeah. Meth is actually still sold in pharmacies for ADHD and obesity in the US.



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.


Dextromethamphetamine (Desoxyn). It's the exact same thing as illegal methamphetamine (minus any adulterants of course), but street meth can also be a racemic mixture.


No, the statement is correct. They definitely do have prescription methamphetamine: http://www.fda.gov/downloads/Drugs/DrugSafety/ucm088582.pdf


Plus, pharmaceutically manufactured speed is a much safer drug than crystal meth even if the underlying active ingredient is effectively the same.




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