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The Straight Facts on Stimulants
addiction and alcoholism are believed to be a learned behavior that is masking a person's emotional or physical pain. There are almost as many treatments as there are addicts and alcoholics.
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The Straight Facts on Stimulants
While stimulants have valid medical uses in the treatment of obesity, narcolepsy, ADD and depression, the vast majority of adult users are doing so without medical advice. An estimated 1.2 million people use some sort of stimulant illegally each year. More than 500,000 of these are users of methamphetamine—made cheap and easily in small home laboratories everywhere. More than 16% of these users are considered addicted.
Common Names for Stimulants:
Bennies
Crank
crystal
Meth
Uppers
Common Names for MDMA:
Love Drug
Ecstasy
XTC
Adame
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Used to create the effect of increased energy and alertness, many amphetamines users cause poor appetite, delusions, hallucinations and psychosis. Methamphetamine or dextroamphetamine is found in tablets, liquid, powder or capsules that can be taken orally, sniffed or injected. The popularity of stimulants has increased, especially among teens and young adults.
The drug, MDMA, consists of methoxylated amphetamines and is commonly known as ecstasy. An estimated 450,000 people used ecstasy in 2004 alone. This drug is essentially an amphetamine-based hallucinogen and is taken orally. Its effects can mimic those of LSD. The bigger dangers of its use include a loss of inhibitions and a cumulative toxicity to nerves. Poor inhibition, especially among teens, can lead to outcomes like sex with multiple partners or dangerous driving.
Users of stimulants often overlook its dangers in favor of enjoying the feeling that stimulants provide them. Those with heart disease or who have higher than normal blood pressure risk stimulant-induced heart attacks and stroke, not unlike those seen with cocaine.
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