Amphetamines
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Also know as: Speed, Dexy's Midnight Runners, phets, meth, base, glass, uppers, whizz, billy, sulph.
Background:
Amphetamine, a chemical compound that acts as a central nervous system stimulant, is most commonly known as speed.
There are three main pharmaceutical brands of amphetamine: Benzedrine, Dexedrine and Methedrine (the most potent, also known as crystal meth).
The most common street speed is amphetamine sulphate. It comes as a grey, dirty-white or pinkish powder which is snorted, rubbed on the gums, dissolved in liquid for injection or drinking, or swallowed in pill form. A 'speedbomb' consists of speed wrapped in Rizlas, which is then swallowed.
It's the most impure illegal drug available in the UK, so it's unlikely you'll know exactly what you're taking. Base speed, which is pinkish-grey and feels like putty, is purer.
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