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3. Hmmmm
Thu Mar 1, 2018, 01:08 PM
Mar 2018

“Amphetamine[note 1] (contracted from alpha-methylphenethylamine) is a potent central nervous system (CNS) stimulant that is used in the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), narcolepsy, and obesity. Amphetamine was discovered in 1887 and exists as two enantiomers:[note 2] levoamphetamine and dextroamphetamine. Amphetamine properly refers to a specific chemical, the racemic free base, which is equal parts of the two enantiomers, levoamphetamine and dextroamphetamine, in their pure amine forms. The term is frequently used informally to refer to any combination of the enantiomers, or to either of them alone. Historically, it has been used to treat nasal congestion and depression. Amphetamine is also used as an athletic performance enhancer and cognitive enhancer, and recreationally as an aphrodisiac and euphoriant. It is a prescription drug in many countries, and unauthorized possession and distribution of amphetamine are often tightly controlled due to the significant health risks associated with recreational use.[sources 1]”

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amphetamine

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K & R 50 Shades Of Blue Mar 2018 #1
So what, It is not relevant and a stupid thing to bring up at this time njhoneybadger Mar 2018 #2
Really?! mac56 Mar 2018 #4
Wow........ Little Star Mar 2018 #6
The point... demmiblue Mar 2018 #7
What leads you to allege the story's irrelevance and stupidity? LanternWaste Mar 2018 #10
You should look up some of the side effects of misusing that drug... Hekate Mar 2018 #11
Agression, paranoia, sleeplessness DBoon Mar 2018 #32
Really? Do tell, 'cuz I seem to recall JUST a day or so earlier, fucker The_REAL_Ecumenist Mar 2018 #19
He could have an IV drip of speed in his arm dixiegrrrrl Mar 2018 #36
"And Church said, 'AMEN'" The_REAL_Ecumenist Mar 2018 #37
Hi Vlad. trof Mar 2018 #27
Hi Vlad! Raster Mar 2018 #29
In this discussion it doesn't matter whether those things are bad jmowreader Mar 2018 #31
Hmmmm Me. Mar 2018 #3
So you're saying Donald Trump loves Donald Trump? Pope George Ringo II Mar 2018 #5
Didn't Hitler also use them? duforsure Mar 2018 #8
ALL the nazis did, from what Ive read Leghorn21 Mar 2018 #12
Pervertin! Priceless! Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2018 #14
"She called me a liberal and hung up" -- priceless! nt Hekate Mar 2018 #9
I know, right.. that struck me, too. Cha Mar 2018 #39
Truth about tRump sleeping only 4 hours a night comes out. He's a meth-head. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2018 #13
Yep as to why he hardly sleeps! Meth head! n/m machoneman Mar 2018 #15
probably tweets when he tweeks. ;) lol nt Javaman Mar 2018 #21
Let's supply him an ample amount of meth Weed Man Mar 2018 #17
One of the unusual ones who GAIN weight, it seems. n/t dixiegrrrrl Mar 2018 #38
You only have to look at the crap he pokes in his glop everyday UpInArms Mar 2018 #40
Trump May have been Self-Medicating for his Learning Disabilities dlk Mar 2018 #16
What is an "amphetamine derivative"? LeftInTX Mar 2018 #18
It affects people with ADHD very differently than it does others -- that's why it's prescribed... Hekate Mar 2018 #35
when I was a punk in the late 70's early 80's I knew them as tombstones. Javaman Mar 2018 #20
Speed freaks are erratic and often irrational. mn9driver Mar 2018 #24
Hope Hicks "called me liberal & hung up." area51 Mar 2018 #22
Provided by his housekeeper like Rush Limbaugh? keithbvadu2 Mar 2018 #23
Now what about all those "sniffs" during the debates? Botany Mar 2018 #25
Exactly what I was thinking flibbitygiblets Mar 2018 #28
And the dry mouth when he's talking for a while...he's still on something n/t mtngirl47 Mar 2018 #30
He still does it Clarity2 Mar 2018 #33
Reputedly, he was/is taking stimulant "diet pills" Tanuki Mar 2018 #26
Those symptoms sound like the entire Republican Party DBoon Mar 2018 #34
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