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amphetamines WHAT ARE AMPHETAMINES?
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Amphetamines are a family of related drugs â each with its own recipe â and are taken in different ways. Amphetamines have a strong smell and bitter taste.
What happens after using amphetamines? ⢠The heart rate, breathing and blood pressure increase. The person may have a dry mouth, sweat more, his or her pupils may increase in size and they may get a headache ⢠He or she feels they have more energy and are more alert. They feel more confident, are more talkative, restless, excited, and have difficulty sleeping ⢠He or she loses their appetite ⢠Irritability: Some people become tense, angry and aggressive. www.druginfo.adf.org.au www.somazone.com.au
Using large amounts may lead to the person having headaches, dizziness, blurred vision, shakes, irregular heartbeat, stomach cramps, sweating, restlessness, irregular breathing and paranoia, loss of co-ordination, collapsing, hallucinations and behaving in an aggressive or violent way.
Can a person overdose on amphetamines?
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since the effects of a drug vary with each person, it is difficult to predict exactly how a drug will affect a personâs ability to drive.
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Street amphetamines usually contain a mixture of pure amphetamines and other substances or chemicals. Due to the unknown strength and mix of street amphetamines, some users have overdosed and experienced strokes, heart failure, seizures and high body temperature. Some have died as a result. If a person injects amphetamines, he or she runs a greater risk of overdosing due to large amounts of the drug entering the blood stream and quickly travelling to the brain.
What happens if a person mixes amphetamines with other drugs? Taking other drugs as a way of coping with some of the undesirable effects of amphetamines may result in a âroller coasterâ dependence on several drugs.