#1 Amphetamines are a family of ephedrine-based stimulant drugs. The using of amphetamines increases the amount of norepinephrine and dopamines causing the brain to be over stimulated. The over usage of amphetamines are weird, and non-pleasing. The most serious societal consequences of methamphetamines abuse is the appearance of paranoia, widely bizarre delusion, hallucination, tendencies toward violence and intense mood swings (1). So in other words it’s the craziest of all drugs. All these symptoms are known as amphetamine psychosis. These symptoms can result in lasting weeks or even months, thus resembling paranoid schizophrenia because they both have the same condition which is over stimulation of dopamine-releasing neurons into a certain region. (1) Drug, Behavior, and Modern Society, Page 106

#2 Heroin is a drug that produces a various amount of effects on the body. When heroin is entered through the veins there produces a tingling effect and warm sensation to the......

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Title: Drugs/ Amphetamines
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