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Amphetamine

2,879 words, approx. 10 pages

Amphetamine Amphetamine was first synthesized in 1887, but its central nervous system (CNS) stimulant effects were not noted at that time. After rediscovery, in the early 1930s, its use as a respirato... Read more

Amphetamine

1,535 words, approx. 6 pages

Amphetamine Amphetamine was first synthesized, or made, in a laboratory in 1887. However, scientists did not know of its effects as a stimulant on the central nervous system (the brain and spinal cord... Read more

Amphetamines

4,390 words, approx. 15 pages

Amphetamines What Kind of Drug Is It? Amphetamines are stimulant drugs that improve concentration, reduce appetite, and help keep users awake. Stimulants heighten the activity of a living being. In th... Read more

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Report: Bonds failed amphetamine test

1,183 words, approx. 4 pages

Barry Bonds' reported positive test for amphetamines last season could be another snag in contract negotiations with the San Francisco Giants. News of the failed test, reported Thursday in the Dail... Read more

Defector's amphetamines similar to those seized in the past

269 words, approx. 1 pages

A small quantity of amphetamines in possession of a North Korean defector who arrived in Japan in June has been found to be of a similar chemical makeup to some of the larger amounts of contr... Read more

ROUNDUP: "No doping case" against Schumacher over amphetamine trace

407 words, approx. 2 pages

Stuttgart (dpa) - Stefan Schumacher will not have to face a doping investigation after he was discovered with levels of an amphetamine in his blood, German cycling authoriti... Read more

German cyclist Schumacher had amphetamine in blood during car crash

314 words, approx. 2 pages

Stuttgart (dpa) - German cyclist Stefan Schumacher had levels of an amphetamine in his blood after a drink-driving accident shortly after the world road racing championships... Read more

FEATURE: Perfect storm brewing for amphetamines in Asia

806 words, approx. 3 pages

Bangkok (dpa) - Who remembers the "Golden Triangle," that tri-border area between Myanmar, Laos and Thailand that once produced the world's largest opium crop and was the ma... Read more

Rapid Confirmation and Quantification of Amphetamine and Methamphetamine Using GC–MS

492 words, approx. 2 pages

Amphetamine (AM) and methamphetamine (MA) are commonly abused synthetic drugs. Because of potential for abuse, their use is closely monitored. Both drugs are also administered legitimately for comm... Read more

LEAD: N. Korean 'defector' found to possess small amount of amphetamine

341 words, approx. 2 pages

(EDS: RECASTING WITH NEW INFO) One of the four people, thought to be North Koreans seeking asylum, who arrived in Aomori Prefecture on Saturday in a small boat, was found to be in possession... Read more

2ND LD: N. Korean 'defector' found to possess small amount of amphetamine

582 words, approx. 2 pages

(EDS: UPDATING WITH DETAILS ABOUT THEIR VOYAGE, OTHER INFO) The younger son in the four-person family of purported North Korean defectors who arrived in a boat in Aomori Prefecture was in po... Read more