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Definition of Amphetamine
1. Noun. A central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression.
Specialized synonyms: Amphetamine Sulfate, Amphetamine Sulphate, Bennie, Benzedrine, Dexedrine, Dextroamphetamine Sulphate, Chalk, Chicken Feed, Crank, Deoxyephedrine, Glass, Ice, Meth, Methamphetamine, Methamphetamine Hydrochloride, Methedrine, Shabu, Trash
Generic synonyms: Drug Of Abuse, Street Drug, Excitant, Stimulant, Stimulant Drug
Definition of Amphetamine
1. Noun. (organic compound) 1-phenyl-2-propylamine; a colourless volatile liquid; any of its derivatives. ¹
2. Noun. A class of drugs used as a stimulant of the central nervous system in the treatment of ADHD, depression, and narcolepsy, and abused illegally as a stimulant. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Amphetamine
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Medical Definition of Amphetamine
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Amphetamine
Literary usage of Amphetamine
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Preventing HIV Infection Among Injecting Drug Users in High Risk Countries by Institute of Medicine (U. S.), National Academies Press (U.S. (2007)
"... BOX 1-1 Amphetamine-Type Stimulants Methamphetamine and related amphetamine
compounds (amphetamine- type stimulants, or ATS) are among the most commonly ..."
2. Stress, Gender, and Alcohol-Seeking Behavior edited by Walter A. Hunt, Sam Zakhari (1996)
"TOTAL ACTIVITY CROSSOVERS 12345 REARING BEHAVIOR 300 12345 Amphetamine Injection
... As expected, the changes in amphetamine-induced crossovers over test ..."
3. Illicit Drug Use, Smoking and Drinking by America's High School Students by Lloyd D. Johnston, Patrick M. O'Malley, Jerald G. Bachman (1993)
"Therefore, the reader is advised to view the unadjusted amphetamine-use statistics
for those years with some caution. In the 1982 survey, some new questions ..."
4. Cocaine: Pharmacology, Effects, and Treatment of Abuse edited by John Grabowski (1994)
"With high doses of dopamine antagonists it appears that the reinforcing efficacy
of amphetamine and cocaine is either eliminated or reduced to levels ..."
5. Risk Assessment for Neurobehavioral Toxicity edited by Bernard Weiss, Jurg Elsner (1997)
"In one study, for example, ethanol-treated offspring showed an enhanced amphetamine
hyperactivity (103)', in another study a similar sensitization was found ..."
6. Problems of Drug Dependence: Proceedings of the 58th Annual Scientific Meeting by Louie S. Harrie (1999)
"D2 agonists mimic the discriminative stimulus effects of amphetamine in animals and
... Studies that have measured subjective responses to amphetamine after ..."
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