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AMPHETAMINES
| Appearance |
Other Forms |
| Packaged as pills, capsules, or tablets |
Methamphetamine |
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| Effects |
Dangers |
 | Feeling of alertness |
| Increased heart rate and blood pressure |
| Decreased Appetite |
| Long periods without sleep |
| Distorted thinking |
| Dangers |
| Dizziness |
| Headaches |
| Blurred Vision |
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| Sweating |
| Loss of Coordination |
| Tremors |
| Convulsions |
| Malnutrition, anorexia due to lack of eating |
| Sudden blood pressure increases from injections resulting in fever,
stroke, or heart failure |
| Nervousness, drastic mood swings |
| Hallucinations, paranoia, and brain deterioration, heavy use can be
fatal |
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| Although legally manufactured,
amphetamines are often illegally distributed through various forms of
criminal activity. Because of their widespread availability,
amphetamines are subject to high degrees of abuse. Some people believe
that stimulants will enhance performance and creativity, and therefore
ignore the physical and mental dangers.
| Diet pills are a mild form of amphetamines and are subject to abuse,
particularly by teenage girls. |
| Using mild forms of amphetamines could result in a craving for
stronger amphetamines. |
| Methamphetamines effect the central nervous system but enter the brain
much more quickly and are highly addictive. |
| Amphetamines can be swallowed, injected, or inhaled. |
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