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amphetamine

/am-fet-uh-meen, -min/US // æmˈfɛt əˌmin, -mɪn //UK // (æmˈfɛtəˌmiːn, -mɪn) //

安非他命,安非他明,苯丙胺,安倍晋三

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n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Pharmacology.

    • : a racemic drug, C9H13N, that stimulates the central nervous system: used chiefly to lift the mood in depressive states and to control the appetite in cases of obesity.

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Examples

  • He also got hooked on amphetamines, thereby sleeping and eating little, while roaring high and fast on his motorcycle.

  • As a result, the country has emerged as ground zero for producing and exporting the dangerous narcotic Captagon, which gives a faster high than traditional amphetamine.

  • He appeared to be going without sleep for long periods and, according to more than one witness, had developed a serious dependence on amphetamines.

  • Then the cicadas spring into action as cathinone, a behavior-altering amphetamine in the fungus, takes over their brains and encourages them to ignore the fact that half their bodies are missing.

  • Working up to 20 hours a day, taking amphetamines to stay awake and breaking up fights when necessary, he bought additional bars, introduced strip dancing, and by the early 1970s created a prototype Hustler brand of adult clubs in seven Ohio cities.

  • Chemically speaking, Molly is an amphetamine with a twist of phenethylamine (a hallucinogen).

  • When I was around 14-ish, I was put on amphetamine therapy for ADHD.

  • The chemicals in 'bath salts' seem to be cousins of the amphetamine agents that debuted as crystal meth.

  • How come in the amphetamine rush of the 1980s nobody worried about the sanctity of baseball?

  • These steroids were mental—amphetamine-based ADHD drugs, particularly Adderall, as a way to sharpen focus and gain an edge.

  • An amphetamine injection creates a sudden increase in blood pressure that can result in stroke, very high fever, or heart failure.