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[–] GlitchSir 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Listen I found something that actually works… it’s called meth.

My doctor keeps telling me I should call it adderall but I can’t find the difference

[–] NielsBohron 5 points 1 year ago

I can’t find the difference

It's an N-methyl group (one extra carbon attached to the nitrogen).

Love, your friendly neighborhood chemistry prof

Just to add some actual useful knowledge, amphetamines are a subset of psychoactive compounds called "phenethylamines," the effects of nearly all of which get more potent when you add a methyl group onto the nitrogen (often times as much as 10x more powerful, IIRC).