Amphetamines myths v facts
Heard something about amphetamines from a friend who heard about it from someone's sister's cousin? Sift myths from facts here.
Myth: Speed and ice are the same thing
Fact: They have some similar effects, and both are amphetamine-based drugs. The main difference is that ice is many more times stronger and more addictive.
Speed is usually a powder form of methamphetamine, is quite low in purity and is often mixed with glucose. Ice (e.g. ‘crystal meth’) can be around 80% pure methamphetamine.
Myth: Speed and ice will give you the energy to get through a whole night of partying
Fact: Amphetamine-based drugs speed up the messaging to the brain and accelerate heart rate giving a sensation that could be equated to energy. However this energy can be just a perception as these drugs also act to mask fatigue and dull pain and give you the idea that you are capable of more than what you actually are.
This ‘confidence’ can be dangerous in that you could overexert yourself, causing dehydration and overheating. Dehydration and overheating are the common causes of amphetamine related injury and death.
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