drug: amphetamine
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- Clinical class: anorexiant, antinarcoleptic, psychostimulant (amphetamine-like)
- Action: sympathomimetic amine, central nervous system stimulant
- CSA schedule: II, III,
- DEA number: 1100
- Associated with (substance-related): disorders
- Availability: prescription, street
- Also: amfetamine
U.S. Preparations:
- Adderall®
- Adderall XR™
- Benzadrine
- Biphetamine® (combination with dextroamphetamine, Fisons Corporation)
- Delcobese
- Dexedrine
Preparations Outside U.S.:
- Aktedron, Amfetamin, Biphetamine, Centamina, Dexamin, , Mediatric
- (combination with phenobarbital): Epipropane, Ortenal
Street names:
- A, a-head, aimies, amp, amped, bam, beans, bennies, Benny and the Jets, benz, black beauties, black bombers, blacks, black mollies, black & white, black birds, blue boy, bombido, bombita, brain ticklers, brownies, browns, bumblebees, candy, cartwheels, chalk, chicken powder, chocolate, Christina, Christmas tree, co-pilot, coasts to coasts, crank, crisscross, cross tops, crossroads, crystal, dexies, diet pills, dominoes, double cross, eye opener, fives, footballs, forwards, French blue, glass, head drugs, hearts, horse heads, ice, inbetweens, jam, jam cecil, jelly baby, jelly bean, jolly bean, jugs, LA, LA turnarounds, leapers, lid proppers, lightning, little bomb, marathons, minibennie, nugget, oranges, peaches, pep pills, pink hearts, pixies, powder, purple hearts, rhythm, ripper, road dope, rosa, roses, snap, snow, snow pallets, sparkle plenty, sparklers, speed, speedball, splash, splivens, sweets, thrusters, TR-6s, truck drivers, turkey, turnabout, turnarounds, uppers, uppies, wake ups, West Coast turnarounds, white, white cross, whites, X
- Combined with cocaine: snow seals
- Combined with heroin and Ritalin: pineapple
Related terms:
- Use: A-head (frequent user), amped (intoxicated), snot (residue)
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- Requiem for a Dream DVD 2000 Ellen Burstyn, Jared Leto
*Molecule graphic courtesy of Steve Chapman