Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Organic Chemistry

Ever wonder why you have to show your driver's license at the pharmacy before you buy Sudafed?? Take a look at these two pictures below:

Pseudoephedrine is Sudafed (it's the active ingredient)

Methamphetamine is "meth"

Wow. Did this blow your mind as much as it did mine? Dr. Ruth, my Principles of Drug Action teacher, then went on to tell us how meth users strip off the -OH from pseudoephedrine to make meth. Crazy.

1 comment:

Unknown said...

That's pretty nerdy of you. I bet people's mind won't really be blown. Nerd Nerd Nerd!