A disorder that is characterized by the misuse of drugs that act as central nervous system stimulants and can seriously impact both physical and emotional health, and cause clinically and functionally significant impairment or disability, as well as an inability to meet major responsibilities at work, school, or home. Amphetamines are used medicinally in the treatment of minimal brain dysfunction, narcolepsy and obesity; and are taken illicitly for a variety of reasons including the euphoria and sense of alertness they produce and their effectiveness in combating fatigue and helping the person stay awake for extended periods of time. Negative side effects of amphetamine use range in severity from irritability, fatigue and depression to malnutrition, skin disorders, brain and liver damage, drastic weight loss, susceptibility to life-threatening infections, schizophrenia-type delusions and occasionally, with intravenous use, collapse and death. Amphetamines most frequently used include Benzedrine, Dexedrine, Desoxyn, Dexamyl, Methedrine and Methamphetamine (speed, crystal meth).
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