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Amphetamines: DEA Fact Sheet

Amphetamines are stimulant drugs that speed up the body's systems and are legally prescribed to treat ADHD. They come in pill or powder form and are taken orally or injected. Chronic abuse can produce effects like paranoia and hallucinations. Physical effects include increased blood pressure and heart rate. Overdose can cause agitation, increased body temperature, convulsions and possibly death. While some amphetamines have medical uses, their production and abuse has increased illicitly over time.

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Amphetamines: DEA Fact Sheet

Amphetamines are stimulant drugs that speed up the body's systems and are legally prescribed to treat ADHD. They come in pill or powder form and are taken orally or injected. Chronic abuse can produce effects like paranoia and hallucinations. Physical effects include increased blood pressure and heart rate. Overdose can cause agitation, increased body temperature, convulsions and possibly death. While some amphetamines have medical uses, their production and abuse has increased illicitly over time.

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Drug Fact Sheet

Amphetamines
Overview
Amphetamines are stimulants that speed up the bodys system. Many are legally prescribed and used to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

Street names
Bennies, Black Beauties, Crank, Ice, Speed, Uppers

Looks like
Amphetamines can look like pills or powder. Common prescription amphetamines include methylphenidate (Ritalinor Ritalin SR), amphetamine and dextroamphetamine (Adderall), and dextroamphetamine (Dexedrine).

Methods of abuse
Amphetamines are generally taken orally or injected. However, the addition of ice,the slang name of crystallized methamphetamine hydrochloride, has promoted smoking as another mode of administration. Just as crackis smokable cocaine, iceis smokable methamphetamine.

Affect on mind
The effects of amphetamines and methamphetamine are similar to cocaine, but their onset is slower and their duration is longer. In contrast to cocaine, which is quickly removed from the brain and is almost completely metabolized, methamphetamine remains in the central nervous system longer, and a larger percentage of the drug remains unchanged in the body, producing prolonged stimulant effects. Chronic abuse produces a psychosis that resembles schizophrenia and is characterized by: Paranoia, picking at the skin, preoccupation with ones own thoughts, and auditory and visual hallucinations. Violent and erratic behavior is frequently seen among chronic abusers of amphetamines and methamphetamine.

Affect on body
Physical effects of amphetamine use include increased blood pressure and pulse rates, insomnia, loss of appetite, and physical exhaustion.

Drugs causing similar effects


Drugs that cause similar effects include: dexmethylphendiate, phentermine, benzphetamine, phendimetrazine, cocaine, crack, methamphetamine, and khat.

Overdose effects
Overdose effects include agitation, increased body temperature, hallucinations, convulsions, and possible death.

Legal status in the United States


Amphetamines are Schedule II stimulants, which means that they have a high potential for abuse and limited medical uses. Pharmaceutical products are available only through a prescription that cannot be refilled.

Common places of origin


Amphetamine was first marketed in the 1930s as Benzedrinein an over-the-counter inhaler to treat nasal congestion. By 1937 amphetamine was available by prescription in tablet form and was used in the treatment of the sleeping disorder, narcolepsy, and ADHD. Over the years, the use and abuse of clandestinely produced amphetamines have spread. Today, clandestine laboratory production of amphetamines has mushroomed, and the abuse of the drug has increased dramatically.

This content came from a United States Government, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) website, www.getsmartaboutdrugs.com. Drug Enforcement Administration For more information, visit www.dea.gov

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