Is Methylphenidate the Medical Name for Meth?

Question by aznyukigurl: Is methylphenidate the medical name for meth?
I don’t know if it’s a stupid question to ask hence “meth”ylphenidate.
Methylphenidate = ritalin right?

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Answer by Rafael
When people are talking about the street drug “meth”, they are referring to methamphetamine, not methylphenidate. Not a stupid question at all. Both drugs have chemical structures that contain a “methyl” group, and it is from there that their names are derived.

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