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Pills and Powders... Amphetamines... Part2

Read on for more information about Amphetamines.

How long it takes to work and how long the effects last:

If you snort speed then the effects will take about 20 minutes to come on and will last for about 4-6 hours. If you inject it the effects are felt immediately but don’t last as long.

How it affects you:

As with any drug, effects depend on the user and their body, what they expect of the drug, where they are, the purity of the drug and how much is used and for how long.

Just like cocaine, amphetamines are stimulants and make you not as receptive to pain and tiredness as well as believing you have greater mental and physical strength. They give you a sense of wellbeing, power, excitement, pleasure, exhilaration and high confidence, users are a lot more talkative, social and less inhibited. Feelings and emotions seem to be heightened; making people think what they are saying is thoughtful and insightful when it probably is complete guff. Amphetamines tend to enhance the ability to concentrate and reduce the need for food and drink because of this they have become associated with nightshift workers, athletes, exam-cramming students and long distance lorry drivers.

What it does to you:

When you take a bit your heart rate and pulse rate quickens, your mouth has an unpleasant taste and goes dry, your pupils enlarge, you lose your appetite and sweat quite a bit. Some may also experience insomnia, restlessness, exhaustion, confusion, increased peeing, diarrhoea and trembling. If you take a bit more a quite a lot, all of these effects intensify plus you feel cold, have a pale complexion, get headaches, sweat, grind your teeth and clench your jaw.

Where to get help:

If you or anybody you know are having problems with amphetamines try the following places for help and support @ the Addictions Links Page.

Go to :

Part 1
Part 3

Read:

Puffing the Ganj... Guide to Cannabis

Pills and Powders... ‘E’

Pills and Powders... Cocaine and Crack

Pills and Powders... Heroin

Tripping Out... All About LSD

Tripping Out... All About Magic Mushrooms

Prescription Drugs... Downers

Legal Drugs… Poppers, GBH and Steroids

Caffeine What It Is And What It Does

The Truth About Solvents

by ChrisM

Cannabis
Should cannabis be legalised?
Yes
Yeah..but only for medical purposes
No, definitely not


Offered Drugs
Have you ever been offered drugs?
Yes...that happens all the time
A Few Times
No, never

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©1999-2003 Pupiline Limited, 2003-2008 Creative Commons. For info email Oli Originally powered by KeConnect Internet, now powered by XCalibre and the Big Boost, recovered thanks to Warrick


©1999-2003 Pupiline Limited, 2003-2008 Creative Commons. For info email Oli Originally powered by KeConnect Internet, now powered by XCalibre and the Big Boost, recovered thanks to Warrick