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Methamphetamine vs Adderall - What's the difference?

methamphetamine | adderall |

As a noun methamphetamine

is methamphetamine.

As a proper noun adderall is

(trademark) a psychostimulant medication containing amphetamine and believed to work by increasing the amount of dopamine and norepinephrine in the brain.

methamphetamine

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A highly addictive phenethylamine stimulant drug, similar to cocaine. Its systematic (IUPAC) name is (S)-N-methyl-1-phenylpropan-2-amine.

    • Synonyms

    * crystal meth * crystal * glass * ice * meth * methamphetamines * methylamphetamine * speed * tina * tweak

    External links

    * (wikipedia "methamphetamine") English words suffixed with -amine

    adderall

    English

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • (trademark) A psychostimulant medication containing amphetamine and believed to work by increasing the amount of dopamine and norepinephrine in the brain.
  • * "Doctors and the media have helped to create the belief that the best way to treat ADD/ADHD is with stimulant medications, such as Ritalin or Adderall". -- Jay Gordon, The ADD and ADHD Cure: The Natural Way to Treat Hyperactivity and Refocus Your Child

    • References

  • "Adderall XR prescribing information" . Shire US. March 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
  • "ADDERALL (CII)" (PDF). FDA. March 2007. Retrieved 2009-06-23.