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Drug abuse has a range of definitions, all of them suggesting disaproval at the use or overuse of a drug for a nontherapeutic effect . Leon Wurmser goes as far as to say "The term is so wide and imprecise, contains such a hodgepodge of clinical and social phenomena, and is so dependent on the bias of the observer, that a systematic study of its etiology would be as vast and comprehensive as an inquiry into the etiology of fever" . ... 
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Amphetamine, also known as speed, is a synthetic drug originally studied (and still used) as an appetite suppressant. It was first synthesized in 1887 by the German Chemist L. Edeleano, which he called "phenylisopropylamine". Amphetamine and its derivatives (amphetamines) are part of a broader class of compounds called phenethylamines.
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Drug Abuse as related to Amphetamine Abuse
- Amphetamine Drug Abuse & Drug Testing
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- MedlinePlus: Methamphetamine
Methamphetamine ... Methamphetamine is a very addictive stimulant drug. It can be smoked, injected, inhaled or taken by mouth.
- Amphetamines - Drug Testing for Amphetamine. Effects, Amphetamine ...
Prescription and illicit forms of amphetamine are discussed below. Methamphetamines and the ... ABC's - Amphetamines. Alberta Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission. 10 Sept ...
- Amphetamine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tolerance is developed rapidly in amphetamine abuse, therefore increasing the amount of the drug that is needed to satisfy the addiction. Repeated amphetamine use can produce ...
- DASIS: Primary Methamphetamine/Amphetamine Admissions to Substance ...
... for primary methamphetamine /amphetamine abuse and 80,000 admissions were for secondary or tertiary methamphetamine/ amphetamine abuse. The duration of use of their primary drug ...
- Adderall - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Adderall is a pharmaceutical psychostimulant composed of mixed amphetamine salts . The drug is used primarily to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and narcolepsy . Adderall has also been used successfully to manage severe cases of treatment-resistant depression . It is a Schedule II controlled substance , meaning that it has been deemed to have a high potential for abuse and addiction , but has accepted medical uses.
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- Drug abuse prevention
Drug abuse prevention: A life course perspective IV (P50 ... 2000), we expanded the project to include an amphetamine self-administration protocol, as this method measures drug abuse ...
- Drug Abuse Help: Methamphetamine Information
It is a central nervous system stimulant from the amphetamine family. ... Drug Abuse Help" and the slogan "Honest Drug Abuse Information" are service marks used by ...
- Statistics of Teenage Drug Abuse
Marijuana Treatment Admissions Increase Amphetamine Treatment Admissions Increase National Drug Abuse Statistics Summary Trends in Initiation of Drug Use
- Amphetamine Abuse - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Amphetamine ...
Information about Amphetamine Abuse in the Hutchinson encyclopedia. ... Cannabis continues to be the most widely abused drug; there has been a resurgence of amphetamine abuse in ...
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