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What's the difference between methylphenidate and regular amphetamine?
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Chemical structure: The main difference is simply in chemical structure. The actions are similar. The effects of amphetamines last, in adults, on average 4 hours and those of methylphenidate last about 2.5 hours.
Answered 9/8/2017
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