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Levoamphetamine [note 1] is a stimulant medication which is used in the treatment of certain medical conditions. [10] It was previously marketed by itself under the brand name Cydril, but is now available only in combination with dextroamphetamine in varying ratios under brand names like Adderall and Evekeo.
This is a complete list of clinically approved prescription antidepressants throughout the world, as well as clinically approved prescription drugs used to augment antidepressants or mood stabilizers, by pharmacological and/or structural classification.
It is usually expressed as a percentage of alcohol in the blood in units of mass of alcohol per volume of blood, or mass of alcohol per mass of blood, depending on the country. For instance, in North America, a blood alcohol content of 0.10 g/dL means that there are 0.10 g of alcohol for every dL of blood (i.e., mass per volume is used there). [3]
Amphetamine, the parent compound of amphetamine-type stimulants was first synthesized by Romanian chemists Lazar Edeleano in 1887. Around the same time, amphetamine's precursor ephedrine was also abstracted from a Chinese herbal medicine ephedra by a Japanese Chemist. [5]
Amphetamine, an NDRA and one of the most well-known DRAs.. A dopamine releasing agent (DRA) is a type of drug which induces the release of dopamine in the body and/or brain. [1] [2] [3] [4]
The most widely used depressant by far is alcohol (i.e. ethanol). Stimulants or "uppers", such as amphetamines or cocaine, which increase mental or physical function, have an opposite effect to depressants. Depressants, in particular alcohol, can precipitate psychosis.
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As a fresh leaf, rooibos contains a high content of ascorbic acid (vitamin C). [10] Rooibos tea does not contain caffeine [11] [12] and has low tannin levels compared to black tea or green tea. [10] Rooibos contains polyphenols, including flavanols, flavones, flavanones, dihydrochalcones, [13] [14] aspalathin [15] and nothofagin. [16]