Amphetamines

Name: Amphetamines

Other Names: Amp, bennies, benzedrine, dex, Dexedrine®, diet pills, marathons, pep pills, rippers, sparklers, speed, uppers and wake ups.

What it Looks Like: Can be found as a capsule or tablet. Can also be found as a powder, a paste or a liquid.

How Used: Often taken as tablets but can also be inhaled, smoked or injected.

Effect: Stimulant used to stay awake and energetic for long periods of time (e.g. students cramming for exams or long haul truck drivers), to lose weight, as a confidence booster or for a long lasting energetic high

Possible noticeable symptoms of use, abuse or withdrawal:

• Aggression / paranoid behavior
• Anxiety
• Dilated pupils
• Dry, itchy skin
• Euphoria
• Excessive sleeping at unusual times
• Faster breathing rate
• Flushed skin / fever / sweating
• Heart failure
• Hyperactivity / restlessness / excitability
• Impaired speech
• Insomnia / skipping sleep
• Irritability
• Long periods of not sleeping or eating
• Loss of appetite / fast weight loss
• Needle tracks / vein damage
• Possession of hypodermic needles
• Possession of wood, metal or glass pipes or tubes
• Shaking, convulsions or other uncontrolled movements
• Talkativeness
• Weight loss

This page is an overview description of this drug. It is not comprehensive or meticulously researched. This page is intended to provide an introductory overview for those who have no familiarity with the drug.

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