Amphetamine

Definition: Amphetamine

Amphetamine

Noun

1. A central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression.

Specialty Definitions: Amphetamine

Domain	Definitions
Health	A powerful central nervous system stimulant and sympathomimetic. Amphetamine has multiple mechanisms of action including blocking uptake of adrenergics and dopamine, stimulation of release of monamines, and inhibiting monoamine oxidase. Amphetamine is also a drug of abuse and a psychotomimetic. The l- and the d,l-forms are included here. The l-form has less central nervous system activity but stronger cardiovascular effects. The d-form is dextroamphetamine. (references)
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Specialty Definition: Amphetamine

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Amphetamine is a synthetic drug originally developed (and still used) as a diet suppressant. Today it is officially admitted for treatment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and narcolepsy.

General Info

Amphetamine is a synthetic substance used to suppress appetite, control weight, treat narcolepsy and also ADHD. It is a commonly abused drug, usually bought on the street very impure or mixed with other drugs. Amphetamine can be snorted, taken orally, smoked, or injected.

When the drug is snorted, smoked or injected, the effects can be felt within a few minutes, but the duration is usually lessened. When taken orally, the effects of the drug tend to feel “smoother” and are generally longer-lasting.

Amphetamine was introduced in most of the world in the form of the pharmaceutical Benzedrine from the late 1920s. It was banned except for prescribed use in the late 1950s.

It is also used recreationally and for performance enhancement. These uses are illegal in most countries.

WARNING: Chronic amphetamine use can cause severe psychological dependence. Long-term use can result in extreme exhaustion and malnutrition.

Chemical Formula

Effects

Medical Use

Like Ritalin, Amphetamine is one of the standard treatments of ADHD. Its effects on ADHD is improved impulse control, improved concentration, decreased sensory overstimulation and decreased irritability. This results in an overall calming effect.

When used within the recommended doses, side effects like loss of appetite appear only initially.

Amphetamines are also a standard treatment for narcolepsy.

Medical use for weight loss is still approved in some countries, but is regarded as obsolete in the United States.

Recreational use

Street names include speed, whiz, billy, crank, yaba, glass, meth, and crystal.

Performace Enhancing Use

Amphetamine is usually not used by athletes whose sport involves extreme cardiovascular workout, as methamphetamine and amphetamine put a great deal of stress on the heart.

The United States Air Force uses amphetamines (Adderall) as stimulants for pilots, calling them "go pills".

The Law

Amphetamine and Methamphetamine are Schedule II control drugs, classified as a CNS (Central Nervous System) Stimulant, in the United States. A Schedule II drug is classified as one that: has a high potential for abuse, has a currently accepted medical use and is used under severe restrictions, and has a high possibility of severe psychological and physiological disorders.

External references

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Amphetamine."

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Abbreviations & Acronyms: Amphetamine

The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted.
Entry	Source	Expression	Field
amphetamine	English	Alpha-methyl-phenethyl-amine	Medicine
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Synonyms: Amphetamine

Synonyms: pep pill (n), speed (n), upper (n). (additional references)

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Crosswords: Amphetamine

English words defined with "amphetamine": amphetamine sulfate, amphetamine sulphate ♦ bennie, Benzedrine ♦ deoxyephedrine, Dexedrine, dextroamphetamine sulphate ♦ meth, methamphetamine, methamphetamine hydrochloride, Methedrine ♦ pill head. (references)

Specialty definitions using "amphetamine": 3,4-Methylenedioxyamphetamine ♦ Amphetamines ♦ Biogenic Amines ♦ Dextroamphetamine, drug influence recognition training ♦ Iofetamine ♦ Mazindol ♦ N-Methyl-3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine ♦ p-Chloroamphetamine, p-Hydroxyamphetamine. (references)

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Commercial Usage: Amphetamine

Domain	Title
Books	Advanced Techniques of Clandestine Psychedelic & Amphetamine Manufacture (reference) Amphetamine and Its Analogs: Psychopharmacology, Toxicology, and Abuse (reference) Amphetamine Drug Dangers (Drug Dangers (Cloth)) (reference) Amphetamine Misuse: International Perspectives on Current Trends (reference) Amphetamine Syntheses: Industrial (reference) (more book examples)
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Non-Fiction Usage: Amphetamine

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		Chemically, MDMA is similar to the stimulant amphetamine and the hallucinogen mescaline. (references)
		Methamphetamine is classified as a psychostimulant as are such other drugs of abuse as amphetamine and cocaine. (references)
		There are currently no particular pharmacological treatments for dependence on amphetamine or amphetamine-like drugs such as methamphetamine. (references)
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Usage Frequency: Amphetamine

"Amphetamine" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 83.78% of the time. "Amphetamine" is used about 37 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (singular)	83.78%	31	62,296
Noun (proper)	10.81%	4	175,879
Lexical Verb (base form)	5.41%	2	245,945
Total	100.00%	37	N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expressions: Amphetamine

Expressions using "amphetamine": amphetamine sulfate ♦ amphetamine sulphate. Additional references.
Hyphenated Usage
	Beginning with "amphetamine": amphetamine-based, amphetamine-free, amphetamine-like, Amphetamine-Related Disorders, amphetamine-type.
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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Amphetamine

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day	Expression	Frequency per Day
amphetamine	808	amphetamine buy online	5
air amphetamine force issued	31	amphetamine overdose	5
amphetamine salt	24	amphetamine diet pill	5
make amphetamine	23	amphetamine drug	5
amphetamine picture	16	amphetamine manufacture	5
amphetamine recipe	16	amphetamine sulfate	5
advanced amphetamine clandestine manufacture psychedelic technique	13	amphetamine drug test	4
amphetamine synthesis	12	amphetamine drug testing	4
amphetamine psychosis	11	amphetamine reptile	4
amphetamine speed	10	amphetamine sulphate	4
amphetamine addiction	9	amphetamine chemistry recipe	4
amphetamine side effects	9	amphetamine mixed salt	4
making amphetamine	9	amphetamine pill	4
amphetamine prescription	8	amphetamine online	4
amphetamine abuse	7	amphetamine reptile record	4
amphetamine withdrawal	7	amphetamine information	3
amphetamine buy	7	amphetamine homemade	3
d amphetamine	6	amphetamine induced psychosis	3
amphetamine and dextroamphetamine	6	amphetamine ice	3
amphetamine effects	6	amphetamine detox	3
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Modern Translations: Amphetamine

Language		Translations for "amphetamine"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Chinese		安非他明. (various references)

Czech		amfetamin. (various references)

Danish		amfetamin (amphetamine sulfate, benzedrine, meth, peaches, phenylisopropylamine, speed, splash), taftigmel (phenylisopropylamine, splash), splat (amphetamine sulfate, benzedrine, peaches, phenylisopropylamine, splash), speed (amphetamine sulfate, bennies, benzedrine, dexies, diet pills, meth, peaches, pep pills, phenylisopropylamine, speed, splash, uppers, wake-ups). (various references)

Dutch		amfetamine (phenylisopropylamine, splash). (various references)

Esperanto		amfetamino. (various references)

Finnish		amfetamiini. (various references)

French		amphétamine. (various references)

German		Amphetamin (phenylisopropylamine, splash). (various references)

Greek		αμφεταμίνη (phenylisopropylamine, splash). (various references)

Hungarian		nátha elleni szer, inhalálásra használt szer. (various references)

Italian		anfetamina, amfetamina (phenylisopropylamine, splash), fenil-isopropil-amina (phenylisopropylamine, splash). (various references)

Japanese Kanji		アンド回路 (ambassador, amber, ambiance, ambivalence, ambulance, amp, amplifier, ampoule, AND circuit, boredom, enfants terribles, impromptu, umber, umbrella cut, umpire, unbalance, unbelievable, unfair, unhappy, unparser, unplayable). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		アンフェタミン . (various references)

Pig Latin		amphetamineay

Portuguese		anfetamina (phenylisopropylamine, splash). (various references)

Russian		ампетамин. (various references)

Spanish		anfetamina (phenylisopropylamine, speed, splash). (various references)

Swedish		amfetamin. (various references)

Turkish		amfetamin (upper). (various references)

Ukranian		амфетамін. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Amphetamine

Derivations
	Words beginning with "amphetamine": amphetamines. (additional references)
	Words ending with "amphetamine": dextroamphetamine, methamphetamine. (additional references)
	Words containing "amphetamine": dextroamphetamines, methamphetamines. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Amphetamine" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: amphatamine, amphedamine, amphetimine. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Amphetamine"

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "amphetamine" (pronounced amfe"tumē'n)
5	-t u m ē' n	histamine.
4	-u m ē' n	melamine, scopolamine.
3	-m ē' n	bromine.
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Anagrams: Amphetamine

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-a-e-e-h-i-m-m-n-p-t"
	-3 letters: anthemia, aphanite, haematin, hematein, hematine, meantime.
	-4 letters: amentia, animate, emanate, enemata, etamine, haptene, hematin, heptane, imamate, manatee, matinee, meatman, meatmen, methane, patinae, phenate, taeniae, timpana.
	-5 letters: ammine, anemia, anthem, emetin, etamin, ethane, haemin, hamate, hapten, hatpin, hempen, hempie, hetman, immane, imphee, inmate, maihem, meanie, metepa, pantie, patina, patine, peahen, pinata, pineta, pitman, pitmen.
	Words containing the letters "a-a-e-e-h-i-m-m-n-p-t"
	+1 letter: amphetamines.
	+4 letters: methamphetamine.
	+5 letters: methamphetamines.
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