Definitions
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- noun a form of amphetamine
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Examples
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Thea Gilmore's "Benzedrine" it's almost a love song, set to a thumping, violin-backed guitar workout.
Pajiba 2009
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Nicholas Rasmussen's book "On Speed" finely details that as early as the 1930s, descriptions of the effects of the misuse, abuse and addiction of Benzedrine an early commercial amphetamine product were well-known.
Lawrence Diller, M.D.: Does America Really Have a Problem With Adderall Abuse? M.D. Lawrence Diller 2011
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Nicholas Rasmussen's book "On Speed" finely details that as early as the 1930s, descriptions of the effects of the misuse, abuse and addiction of Benzedrine an early commercial amphetamine product were well-known.
Lawrence Diller, M.D.: Does America Really Have a Problem With Adderall Abuse? M.D. Lawrence Diller 2011
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Nicholas Rasmussen's book "On Speed" finely details that as early as the 1930s, descriptions of the effects of the misuse, abuse and addiction of Benzedrine an early commercial amphetamine product were well-known.
Lawrence Diller, M.D.: Does America Really Have a Problem With Adderall Abuse? M.D. Lawrence Diller 2011
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Nicholas Rasmussen's book "On Speed" finely details that as early as the 1930s, descriptions of the effects of the misuse, abuse and addiction of Benzedrine an early commercial amphetamine product were well-known.
Lawrence Diller, M.D.: Does America Really Have a Problem With Adderall Abuse? M.D. Lawrence Diller 2011
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Nicholas Rasmussen's book "On Speed" finely details that as early as the 1930s, descriptions of the effects of the misuse, abuse and addiction of Benzedrine an early commercial amphetamine product were well-known.
Lawrence Diller, M.D.: Does America Really Have a Problem With Adderall Abuse? M.D. Lawrence Diller 2011
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They aged rapidly, with deep lines etched in their faces, baggy eyes, boils, gimpy knees and a deep tiredness that, when the men dispensed with the coffee and Benzedrine, meant they could sleep for two whole days.
An American Triple Threat Michael Burleigh 2011
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Nicholas Rasmussen's book "On Speed" finely details that as early as the 1930s, descriptions of the effects of the misuse, abuse and addiction of Benzedrine an early commercial amphetamine product were well-known.
Lawrence Diller, M.D.: Does America Really Have a Problem With Adderall Abuse? M.D. Lawrence Diller 2011
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In this paper, Sarah Churchwell wrote, "sadly it would take another 15 years and colossal amounts of Benzedrine for the genius to emerge; there's certainly none here."
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Nicholas Rasmussen's book "On Speed" finely details that as early as the 1930s, descriptions of the effects of the misuse, abuse and addiction of Benzedrine an early commercial amphetamine product were well-known.
Lawrence Diller, M.D.: Does America Really Have a Problem With Adderall Abuse? M.D. Lawrence Diller 2011
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