Why is Ritalin (methylphenidate) safe but meth isn’t?

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I read an about the damage meth does to you and how it takes way too long to recover from it. How is Ritalin different even tho chemically they are cousins?

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Methamphetamine is in itself like most other amphetamines they all have side effects and a high potential for abuse. It isn’t the prescription Meth that causes the worst of the issues most of the time street Meth is cooked up with household products. You get the parts you’re looking for but there’s also other chemicals involved. Some use higher quality isolated substances. Also, without the management of dosing and managing how much you can get at a time etc. self medicating with a somewhat dangerous medication especially when it is cooked up using household chemicals normal side effects are accelerated and new ones introduced by the subpar manufacturing processing and ingredients that can also add other issues.

Methamphetamine, cocaine, and dextroamphetamine all fell out of favor in the medical field because they had reputations for abuse and addiction. All can be effective when the dose is managed and monitored but can cause serious health issues when it isn’t.

Methamphetamine and Methylphenidate are both psychostinulants but are different

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