Definitions for Amphetamines
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1. amphetaminesnoun

   Plural form of amphetamine.

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1. amphetamines

   Substituted amphetamines are a class of compounds based upon the amphetamine structure; it includes all derivative compounds which are formed by replacing, or substituting, one or more hydrogen atoms in the amphetamine core structure with substituents. The compounds in this class span a variety of pharmacological subclasses, including stimulants, empathogens, and hallucinogens, among others. Examples of substituted amphetamines are amphetamine (itself), methamphetamine, ephedrine, cathinone, phentermine, mephentermine, bupropion, methoxyphenamine, selegiline, amfepramone (diethylpropion), pyrovalerone, MDMA (ecstasy), and DOM (STP). Some of amphetamine's substituted derivatives occur in nature, for example in the leaves of Ephedra and khat plants. Amphetamine was first produced at the end of the 19th century. By the 1930s, amphetamine and some of its derivative compounds found use as decongestants in the symptomatic treatment of colds and also occasionally as psychoactive agents. Their effects on the central nervous system are diverse, but can be summarized by three overlapping types of activity: psychoanaleptic, hallucinogenic and empathogenic. Various substituted amphetamines may cause these actions either separately or in combination.

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1. Amphetamines

   Analogs or derivatives of AMPHETAMINE. Many are sympathomimetics and central nervous system stimulators causing excitation, vasopressin, bronchodilation, and to varying degrees, anorexia, analepsis, nasal decongestion, and some smooth muscle relaxation.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Amphetamines in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Amphetamines in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of Amphetamines in a Sentence

1. Airplane:

   Steve McCroskey Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit amphetamines

2. Fred Delfino:

   Because marijuana isn't the only drug that can cause impairment, Abbott has engineered SoToxa to detect if someone has also recently used cocaine, opiates, benzodiazepines, amphetamines, and methamphetamine, in addition to marijuana.

3. Ramsey Castleberry:

   Every day you have to open up your cabinet and see something called' amphetamines' and give them to your child, the shock never wears off.

4. Daveed Gartenstein-Ross of the Foundation:

   Al Qaeda in Iraq, which is ISIS' predecessor, was known for having fighters who would take amphetamines which would allow them to withstand the pain of being shot by bullets, for example, it would make them more fearsome on the battlefield, and this seems to be very similar in principle.

5. Cary Quigley:

   Twenty percent of the people are failing, we're seeing positive tests anywhere from marijuana through amphetamines, right all the way through crystal meth and heroin.

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Amphetamines
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amphetamines