Re:Adderall Addiction: The Last All-Nighter
by throwaway54-762 on Monday March 04, 2013 @07:10PM
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> What you may be referring to is that Adderall, methamphetamine, and MDMA have remarkably similar effects, which is true - the active ingredients in all three are metabolized in a similar manner, and the main differences are the means of ingestion, the bioavailability, and set/setting.
Precisely. I'll add a clarifying edit now that two people have interpreted my statement differently than intended..
No, that's Desoxyn[0].
What you may be referring to is that Adderall, methamphetamine, and MDMA have remarkably similar effects, which is true - the active ingredients in all three are metabolized in a similar manner, and the main differences are the means of ingestion, the bioavailability, and set/setting. In methamphetamine, for example, the extra methyl group simply ensures that it can cross the blood-brain barrier more easily, but it doesn't change the actual effect of the drug in itself.
[0]http://www.rxlist.com/desoxyn-drug.htm