Stimulants

Psychoactive Drugs – Stimulants Jacob Shamsian and Sol Adler Stimulants Include: Amphetamine, cocaine, MDMA, methamphetamine, methylphenidate and nicotine.

Commercial

Amphetamine,

Biphetamine

and

Dexedrine

are

the

and street

commercial names.

names:

Bennies, black beauties, crosses, hearts, LA turnaround, speed, truck drivers and uppers are the street names Cocaine: Cocaine hydrochloride is the commercial name. Blow, bump, C, candy, Charlie, coke, crack, flake, rock, snow and toot are the street names. MDMA: Adam, clarity ecstasy, Eve, lover’s speed, peace, STP, X, XTC are the street names. Methamphetamine Desoxyn is the commercial name. Methylphenidate: Chalk, crank, crystal, fire, glass, go fast, ice, meth, speed JIF, MPH, R-ball, Skippy, the smart drug and vitamin R are street names. Ritalin is the commercial name. Nicotine: Cigarettes, cigars, smokeless tobacco, snuff, spit tobacco, bidis and chew are the street names.

How and where Stimulants are mainly schedule II drugs meaning they have the drugs work

a high potential for abuse. Stimulants increase the release

in your brain:

or

block

the

re-absorption

of

dopamine.

Stimulants

decrease the size of the cingulated and the hippocampus. They increase the size of the subcortical areas. Short-Term

Intoxication-like

effects;

Effects:

pressure metabolism;

Increased

heart

rate,

blood

Long-Term

Potential Health Consequences; Feelings of exhilaration,

Effects:

energy, increased mental alertness/rapid or irregular heart beat;

reduced

appetite,

nervousness, insomnia

weight

loss,

heart

failure,