-> Be VERY careful with statements like that.  Just because it is true
-> of methamphetamine doesn't mean that it is true of methadone (an
-> opium-derived
        I only mentioned Methylphenidate in passing, and was giving some
reason as to why it's an amphetamine.  I should be GLAD that not every
drug which begins with "meth" isn't speed, but in that instance, and in
a few others I know, drugs with a "meth" prefix ARE amphetamines, mainly
because of the "meth" ring in the chemical...  It's also a bit different
(I can't remember the difference) when it's "methyl".... but this isn't
the pharmacology or chemistry conference! 
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