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amphetamine

[am-fet-uh-meen, -min] / æmˈfɛt əˌmin, -mɪn /


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Scientists noted, too, that amphetamine bore a chemical resemblance to dopamine, adding further weight to the connection between dopamine and schizophrenia.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026

The songs of The Pogues are what happens when rural folk songs are hit over the head by the amphetamine punk spirit of 70s London.

From BBC ● Nov. 30, 2023

Similarly, methylphenidate, which is FDA-approved to treat narcolepsy, can also reduce amphetamine use.

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2023

The U.S. is suffering a shortage of amphetamine mixed salts, an active ingredient used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and narcolepsy, warned the Food and Drug Administration.

From Washington Times ● Oct. 14, 2022

There’s a neurochemistry of love that has been identified containing amphetamine and opiatelike substances—the chemical cocktail that is released when people fall in love.

From Scientific American ● May 2, 2018

Scheeler favors a tiered system of penalties in racing, similar to Major League Baseball having different penalties for use of steroids and amphetamines.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 2, 2021

And so someone with dementia would not be treated with amphetamines to get them more alert.

From Slate ● Sep. 29, 2020

In the report, the medical examiner determined via toxicology that Rivera had a small amount of prescribed amphetamines in her system, but did not identify physical conditions or drugs as factors in her death.

From Fox News ● Sep. 11, 2020

Kids have natural amphetamines running through their veins, not to mention disposable income, which makes them the perfect music festival patrons.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 30, 2015

The doctor prescribed two weeks of Strattera, a medication for A.D.H.D. that contains no amphetamines and, therefore, is neither a controlled substance nor particularly prone to abuse.

From New York Times ● Feb. 3, 2013


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