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    Amphetamines are a class of stimulant drugs that increase activity in the brain. They include meth, speed, and dexamphetamine which is sometimes used medicinally to treat ADHD. Amphetamines were first synthesized in 1887 but were not used clinically until the 1920s. They can be consumed through ingestion, snorting, smoking, or injection. Short term effects include increased heart rate and feelings of power, while long term use can lead to emotional issues, infections, and psychosis. Overdose brings on symptoms like tremors, chest pain, and vomiting.

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    Amphetamines are a class of stimulant drugs that increase activity in the brain. They include meth, speed, and dexamphetamine which is sometimes used medicinally to treat ADHD. Amphetamines were first synthesized in 1887 but were not used clinically until the 1920s. They can be consumed through ingestion, snorting, smoking, or injection. Short term effects include increased heart rate and feelings of power, while long term use can lead to emotional issues, infections, and psychosis. Overdose brings on symptoms like tremors, chest pain, and vomiting.

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    Amphetamines are a class of stimulant drugs that increase activity in the brain. They include meth, speed, and dexamphetamine which is sometimes used medicinally to treat ADHD. Amphetamines were first synthesized in 1887 but were not used clinically until the 1920s. They can be consumed through ingestion, snorting, smoking, or injection. Short term effects include increased heart rate and feelings of power, while long term use can lead to emotional issues, infections, and psychosis. Overdose brings on symptoms like tremors, chest pain, and vomiting.

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    Group 1 Amphetamines

    Alcantara,Arabit,Bello
    Category Amphetamines

    ● Amphetamines are classified as a stimulant drug


    ● It increases the activity of certain chemicals in the brain,
    like dopamine a chemical in your brain makes us happy, giving us more of
    this stimulates the brain.
    Substances that are Amphetamines

    ● Meth
    Potent form of Amphetamine
    ● Speed
    Stimulant
    ● Dexamphetamine
    Used in medicinal purposes (ADHD)
    Origins of Amphetamines
    Amphetamine was first synthesized by a Romanian
    chemist named Lazar Edeleanu
    at the University of Berlin in 1887, but was not
    used clinically until Gordon A. Alles re-synthesized
    the drug in the 1920s for use in medical settings
    to treat asthma, hay fever, and colds.
    Methods of intake

    1. Crushed and snorted


    2. Ingested orally
    3. Dissolved in water
    4. Smoked
    5. Injected
    Effects of Amphetamines

    Short term Effects Long Term effects (in addition to short term effects)

    ● Pale skin. ● Malnutrition and weight loss.


    ● Feelings of being powerful or ● Reduced resistance to infection.
    superior. ● Violent behaviour.
    ● Repetitive movement. ● Emotional disturbances.
    ● Irregular breathing. ● Periods of psychosis.
    ● Very rapid or irregular heartbeat. ● Delusional thoughts and behaviour.
    ● Jaw clamping/teeth grinding. ● Mood swings.
    ● Panic attacks.
    Overdose effects from Amphetamines

    ● Hyperactivity, sweating
    ● Rapid breathing or a feeling that you ‘can’t breathe’
    ● Difficulty passing urine
    ● Shaking / Trembling / spasms
    ● Chest pain, pounding heart
    ● Raised temperature
    ● Body chills
    ● Disorientation
    ● Severe Headache
    ● Vomiting
    ● Paranoid, delusional, agitated, irritable, anxious or psychotic behaviour
    ● Convulsions
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    Side notes about Amphetamines

    There is no safe level of illicit drug use. All drugs including amphetamines will affect
    each person differently depending on the person's characteristics (such as physical
    size, gender, mood, diet, fitness, age, expectations and health), the drug itself (such as
    the amount used and its purity), and how it is taken and the environment a person is in
    when using the drug.
    DON’T do drugs
    A drug overdose is life threatening. If you suspect bad effects from drugs every second counts,
    react fast and call an ambulance immediately. Police will not normally attend unless ambulance
    officers are threatened or there is a death.

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