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Re:Not-Such-Better-Living Through Chemistry by kevinmchugh on Saturday January 07, 2023 @09:55AM (#34288508)
I don't know chemistry but my reading of the article makes me think the pharmaceutical meth is just the decongestant (L) isomer
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Re:Not-Such-Better-Living Through Chemistry by notamy on Saturday January 07, 2023 @11:24AM (#34289519)
Prescription methamphetamine is Desoxyn, which is a CNS stimulant and thus schedule II https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desoxyn
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Re:Not-Such-Better-Living Through Chemistry by jagraff on Saturday January 07, 2023 @11:51AM (#34289837)
You can buy the L isomer OTC as a decongestant, but desoxyn is the D isomer, a stimulant, perscribed for ADHD and narcolepsy.
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