amphetamine
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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
“It’s like when nations at war dope their soldiers with amphetamines so they’ll stay awake and alert: if your enemy is awake, you damn well better be awake and alert yourself.”
From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2024
The act permits doctors and pharmacists to dispense certain drugs such as opioids and amphetamines, categorized by their potential for abuse and medical value, even as it prohibits everyone else from doing so.
From New York Times ● Feb. 28, 2022
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
“You can’t equate it with the classic forms of performance enhancers such as amphetamines or blood doping,” said Dr. Mary Scollay, executive director and chief operating officer at the Racing Medication and Testing Consortium.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 10, 2021
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
