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Stimulants are drugs that exert their action through excitation of the central nervous system. Psychic stimulants include caffeine, cocaine, and various amphetamines. These drugs are used to enhance mental alertness and reduce drowsiness and fatigue
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Adderall Adipex-P Benzphetamine Dextroamphetamine Dopram Ritalin
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Alert Caffedrine Keep Alert Lucidex No Doz Stay Alert Wakespan
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Cocaine Meth
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Bams Black Beauties Lid Poppers Gold Dust Stardust Snow Snow Caine
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To counteract lethargy and fatigue throughout the day while at work or while doing other activities. To reduce sleepiness and to keep the person awake when necessary, as well as to treat narcolepsy. To decrease appetite and promote weight loss, as well as to treat obesity. To improve concentration and focus while at work or school, especially for those with attentional disorders such as ADHD. Occasionally, they are also used off label to treat clinical depression, more particularly, non-typical depression and treatment-resistant depression. Used to treat obesity, narcolepsy, ADD, ADHD,
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Stimulants, such as dextroamphetamine (Dexedrine and Adderall) and methylphenidate (Ritalin and Concerta), act in the brain similarly to a family of key brain neurotransmitters called monoamines, which include norepinephrine and dopamine. Stimulants enhance the effects of these chemicals in the brain. The associated increase in dopamine can induce a feeling of euphoria when stimulants are taken nonmedically. Stimulants also increase blood pressure and heart rate, constrict blood vessels, increase blood glucose, and open up breathing passages.
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Depression and anxiety Fatigue Difficulty concentrating Inability to feel pleasure Aches, pains, tremors and chills Suicidal thoughts Intense craving
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Depression Guilt feelings Skin-picking Insomnia Anorexia Cravings Fatigue Seizures
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Death from overdose Increase heart rate and blood pressure Heart attack Constrict blood vessels in the brain Strokes Seizures Snorting causes damage to the nose and sinuses. Lung damage Cocaine can cause ulcers Kidney failure Sexual malfunction
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Decreased appetite and extreme weight loss Irritability and depression Restlessness and insomnia Paranoia Regular nose bleeds Nasal congestion
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