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- noun Plural form of
amphetamine .
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Examples
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PINSKY: What we would see for people using high doses, the same thing we see with other amphetamines, which is brain damage, chronic memory disturbances and chronic depressions.
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They are trying to defend themselves with the use of amphetamines, which is bringing on a whole new issue in the military.
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Kleist's careful brush convincingly captures the creepy crawly feeling of flesh sautéed in amphetamines, which is one of the book's indisputable highlights, as is his rendering of Cash's vision of ghost riders in the sky.
PopMatters 2010
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Kleist's careful brush convincingly captures the creepy crawly feeling of flesh sautéed in amphetamines, which is one of the book's indisputable highlights, as is his rendering of Cash's vision of ghost riders in the sky.
PopMatters Jayson Harsin 2010
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It appears the editing was done by a monkey injected with amphetamines, which is to say it was edited to look like a Michael Bay film.
Cinematical 2009
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There are so many accounts of exactly what happened next, but all converge on the fact that he had drunk a fair amount, taken some kind of amphetamines ( "Black bombers, I think, given to him by Devon Wilson," surmises Altham) and some of Danneman's Vesparax sleeping pills, not knowing their strength.
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We fight sleepiness with stimulants, ranging from the caffeine in coffee and tea and energy drinks to drugs such as amphetamines, and, more recently, modafinil (marketed in Canada as Alertec).
If I could save sleep in a bottle... ewillett 2007
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Yet the vast majority of players say their peers have used substances such as amphetamines or steroids in this, the first season both have been banned.
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Caffeine and stay-awake drugs such as amphetamines can be addictive and may be too stimulating, write the researchers.
New Drug to Compensate for Sleep-Deprived Brain | Impact Lab 2005
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Some synthetics, such as amphetamines, are still prescribed for a variety of illnesses, though their medical benefits are thought to be limited.
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