Posted by desolationrower on April 30, 2011, at 18:28:08
In reply to Sudafed: A weak amphetamine, posted by mtdewcmu on April 30, 2011, at 13:21:36
yeah, thats about right.
The reason we use pseudoephedrine is because the thing we used ot use for congestion, amphetamine, has strong effects on the CNS so it got restricted. (and interestingly, ephedrine/cathionine was the orignial allergy medication, since they are in ephedra/khat. and people could eat plants a long time before they could synth drugs.) so back the the future, i guess.
-d/r
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