amphetamine

amphetamine Definition

☆ am·phet·amine (am fet′ə mēn′, -min)

noun

a colorless, liquid drug, CHCHCH(NH)CH, that acts as a stimulant of the central nervous system and is used, usually in its crystalline sulfate or phosphate form, as a medicine to treat narcolepsy, depression, obesity, and Parkinson's disease: often used nonmedically for its stimulant effect, it is potentially habit forming
any closely related drug, as Dexedrine

Etymology: a(lpha-)m(ethyl-beta-)ph(enyl-)et(hyl-)amine

amphetamine Usage Examples

Converse of subject

follow: Cannabis was Australia's most popular illicit drug - one third of the adult population having used it - followed by amphetamines.

Converse of object

include: Four searches were carried out and the drugs seized included amphetamines, cannabis resin and cocaine.
take: Effects The effect of taking amphetamine is like a huge adrenaline rush, only much more intense.
use: Up till then the USAF had no problem with pilots using amphetamines on a regular basis.
inject: This could range from an hour or two for injected amphetamines, to over twelve hours for methamphetamine.
call: There is a stronger form of amphetamine called base, which is an off-white paste.
drive: Quasi mystical ganga based black man beat versus white swastika toting amphetamine driven nihilism.

Adjective modifier

most: TMA-2 is the basic building block from which most modern amphetamines were originally derived.
modern: TMA-2 is the basic building block from which most modern amphetamines were originally derived.
other: Unlike other amphetamines, MDMA is also capable of blocking SERT.
abused: The nature of Ephedrine assures that the overall effects are markedly different from those associated with Speed and other abused Amphetamines such as Ecstacy.
hallucinogenic: Ecstasy is a hallucinogenic amphetamine which is taken orally.
mild: Class C: These include mild amphetamines, anabolic steroids and minor tranquilizers.

Modifies a noun

sulfate: Fewer users are buying grams, with prices of street amphetamine sulfate broadly similar to cannabis prices at the ounce level or above.
addiction: There is an ongoing debate about whether or not the toxic consequences of amphetamine addiction are reversible.
user: I am an experienced GP and work with several amphetamine users.
psychosis: A single massive dose can bring on amphetamine psychosis, which has similar symptoms to schizophrenia.
abuse: He said the effects of amphetamine abuse were extensive, causing a great deal of pain to the community.
tablet: He reveals later he was taking up to 40 amphetamine tablets a day.

Preposition: as

stimulant: Young people appear to be using cocaine alongside ecstasy as a club drug, replacing amphetamine as the stimulant of choice.

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