Amphetamine

 

What are the street names for it?

 

Speed, uppers, ups, hearts, black beauties, pep pills, copilots, bumble bees, footballs, dexedrine, biphetamine, benzedrine.

What type of drug is it?

 

An amphetamine is a drug that is a stimulant to the central nervous system .

What does it look like?

 

White , grayish white, pink or yellow in color.

How is it used?

 

Available in powder, pill or tablet form. Amphetamines may be inhaled, swallowed , or snorted. Amphetamines can be injected but this is rare.

What are the effects?

 

Amphetamines are also known as speed or whiz. These names give a good idea of what the drug does to user's body - it speeds the metabolism up, makes you feel like you have plenty of energy and keeps you awake. For a limited time (3-4 hours) they can increase energy and confidence. For this reason it is commonly used when dancing or at parties.
There are two parts to the experience of amphetamines use - going up and coming down - you can't have one without the other. While you are up you might feel hyper, confident, assertive and want to dance and dance. You might also have a very dry mouth, bite your lips, increased breathing rate, heart rate, blood pressure, dilated pupils, have no appetite and talk incessantly. Coming down, you pay back for all the energy you have used by feeling exhausted and low. This combination can lead to dramatic mood swings, anxiety and paranoia - thinking other people are after you, aggressiveness and violence.
The effects of amphetamines, like any drug, are also shaped by your expectations, wants, frame of mind, where you are and who you're with.
Amphetamines are often mixed with other questionable substances, and they create physical dependency. Because these drugs stimulate the nervous system, they can also be associated with heart attacks, damaged blood vessels, and (if injected) AIDS and Hepatitis.

Physical Dependence:

 

moderate

Psychical Dependence:

 

strong

Tolerance:

 

moderate