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amphetaminePowerful synthetic stimulant. Benzedrine was the earliest amphetamine marketed, used as a ‘pep pill’ in World War II to help soldiers to overcome fatigue, and until the 1970s amphetamines were prescribed by doctors as an appetite suppressant for weight loss; as an antidepressant, to induce euphoria; and as a stimulant, to increase alertness. Indications for its use today are very restricted because of severe side effects, including addiction. It is a sulphate or phosphate form of C9H13N. |
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| * A Courier Mail feature on the rise in amphetamine use in
Queensland in recent years also notes the increasing popularity of ice
among young people. James believes that amphetamine type drugs are not
helpful in athletic performance. Further research needs to confirm that the response to ketamine
exceeds responses produced by drugs, such as intravenous amphetamine,
which briefly alter mental state but aren't depression treatments,
the researchers say. |
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