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ATS when used illicitly has street names including ice, meth, crystal, crank, bennies, and speed. Within the group of amphetamine-type stimulants, there are also prescription drugs including mixed amphetamine salts , dextroamphetamine , and lisdexamfetamine .
Methamphetamine [note 1] (contracted from N-methylamphetamine) is a potent central nervous system (CNS) stimulant that is mainly used as a recreational or performance-enhancing drug and less commonly as a second-line treatment for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). [24]
Methamphetamine is another popular drug among distributors. Three common street names are "meth", "crank", and "ice". [109] According to the Community Epidemiology Work Group, the number of clandestine methamphetamine laboratory incidents reported to the National Clandestine Laboratory Database decreased from 1999 to 2009. During this period ...
Most overdose deaths in the U.S. involve opioids, but a new CDC report shows methamphetamine has become the biggest killer in 19 western states.
Methamphetamine: Secobarbital, or other barbiturates Poor man's speedball Methamphetamine: Alpha-PVP: Cartel meth So-called "cartel meth" is primarily composed of cutting agents such as isopropylbenzylamine and/or dimethylsulfone with a small proportion of methamphetamine plus the potent stimulant Alpha-PVP Methaqualone: Cannabis: White pipe ...
The International Nonproprietary Name (INN) tenamfetamine was recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 1986. [55] It was recommended in the same published list in which the INN of 2,5-dimethoxy-4-bromoamphetamine (DOB), brolamfetamine, was recommended. [ 55 ]
A Riverside County Sheriff's Department sting operation gone wrong last week put 60 pounds of methamphetamine in the hands of a narcotics trafficker, the department has admitted.
Methamphetamine is FDA approved for the treatment of ADHD and exogenous obesity. It is dispensed in the USA under the trademark name "Desoxyn" [22] and manufactured by Ovation Pharmaceuticals. [23] The levorotary form of methamphetamine, called levomethamphetamine, is an over-the-counter drug used in nasal decongestants inhalers. [24]