Amphetamine
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amphetamine is a…
synthetic drug (synthetic ephedrine)
amphetamine was first synthesized in…
1887
In 1937, amphetamine was recommended to be treated for…
narcolepsy and depression
in the 1940s, amphetamine was widely used for…
weight control and reduction, asthma inhalers, and war
amphetamine causes leakage of what NTs from vesicles in the synapse?
dopamine, norepinephrine, epinephrine, and serotnin
amphetamine increases the amount of…
NT released in response to an action potential
amphetamine blocks the reuptake of…
dopamine and norepinephrine
amphetamine is commonly taken as…
pills
amphetamine psychosis is worse than…
cocaine psychosis
amphetamine can improve performance on…
vigilance tasks (measures attention and behavioral alertness)
amphetamine has a longer half life than…
cocaine
what are the administrative routes of amphetamine?
oral, intranasal, injection
oral administration of amphetamine can cause…
restlessness, excessive talking, confusion, dizziness, irrational thinking, punding
punding is…
a repetitive motor behavior or task
really high doses of amphetamine lead to…
dissociation