How to Use amphetamine in a Sentence

amphetamine

noun
  • Methylphenidates are typically the drug of choice for children, while amphetamines are most effective in adults.
    Kate Harrington, The Conversation, 25 July 2024
  • This may be because methylphenidate doses were lower than amphetamine doses, according to the analysis.
    Don Rauf, EverydayHealth.com, 18 Sep. 2024
  • The work of Ayn Rand bears the residue of amphetamines thickest.
    Richard Cooke, The New Republic, 3 Sep. 2019
  • There are many Hall of Famers, some who used amphetamines, who share his views.
    Jeff Jacobs, courant.com, 16 Dec. 2017
  • On multiple nights, Wall did not go to sleep at all due to his abuse of amphetamines.
    Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 3 Jan. 2024
  • At least one pouch of amphetamines was attached to each.
    Gabe Joselow, NBC News, 14 Dec. 2017
  • By the time that night was over, the entire pool had been replaced by liquid amphetamine.
    Heidi Julavits, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2021
  • The report said drugs were found in 65 percent of those who had been killed or wounded — and by far the drug of choice was amphetamine/methamphetamine.
    Pauline Repard, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2019
  • Mr. Giuliani’s speech was a triple-dose of the amphetamine Adderall.
    Jim Dwyer, New York Times, 28 July 2016
  • And all kinds of contests have steroids, amphetamines, blood-doping, and bribes.
    Dennis Wagner, azcentral, 11 May 2018
  • In the past five years, the DOT tests have shown sharp increases in use of amphetamines and natural opiates.
    Ashley Halsey Iii, Washington Post, 10 Oct. 2017
  • But the narcotics … the Ambien … the Prozac ... the concentration of amphetamines alone could have killed him.
    Stephanie Apstein, SI.com, 17 July 2019
  • The best known are amphetamine, methamphetamine, and, yes, cocaine.
    Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 2 July 2010
  • That Jones had TCH and amphetamines in his system and a blood-alcohol content of .146.
    Adam Ferrise, cleveland.com, 12 June 2017
  • What the toxicologist did not say was that the amphetamines were for ADD.
    Mark Berman, Washington Post, 30 Mar. 2018
  • The map resembles a game of pin the tail on the donkey at an amphetamine-fueled birthday party.
    Jon Billman, Outside Online, 13 Mar. 2017
  • And t hree samples even had a very potent form of amphetamine known as PMA, which is more likely than many other drugs to kill with one dose.
    Ariana Eunjung Cha, chicagotribune.com, 12 July 2017
  • Further tests showed the amount of amphetamine in his system was small, unlikely to cause an overdose.
    Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 16 June 2021
  • Researchers in the Kasson Lab have detected an amphetamine in the fungus that may be messing with the cicadas.
    Washington Post, 1 Feb. 2022
  • Maybe players didn’t want to pop amphetamines, cork their bats, scuff up the baseballs or take steroids, but these were trends, producing great results.
    Bruce Jenkins, SFChronicle.com, 17 Jan. 2020
  • The Factory was amphetamine central, and Reed’s heavy indulgence would help break up the band.
    BostonGlobe.com, 15 Oct. 2021
  • If a person, dog or cat were to eat an infected cicada, they wouldn’t be affected by the amphetamines in it — the dose is too small.
    Kate Golembiewski, CNN, 15 Apr. 2024
  • If a person, dog or cat were to eat an infected cicada, they wouldn’t be affected by the amphetamines in it — the dose is too small.
    Cnn.com, The Mercury News, 13 May 2024
  • Two men are charged with dealing a mixture of amphetamine, methamphetamine and fentanyl to a Gary man that caused his fatal overdose on Aug. 7.
    Staff Report, Chicago Tribune, 6 Oct. 2022
  • The studio gave the then-teenager barbiturates and amphetamines designed to wake her up in the morning, fall asleep at night, and control her weight.
    Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 7 Nov. 2023
  • In her latest case, Barnes is facing a felony charge of trafficking in amphetamine.
    Fox News, 9 Oct. 2019
  • Inside the Jeep, police found 40 amphetamine pills, a schedule II drug.
    cleveland, 11 Sep. 2023
  • Inside the house, an officer found three tabs of captagon, an amphetamine, and one of the women began pleading with him.
    Mustafa Salim, Washington Post, 17 Oct. 2022
  • An autopsy conducted by the Ada County coroner showed Bauer had both amphetamine and methamphetamine in his blood at the time of his death.
    Ruth Brown, idahostatesman, 5 May 2017
  • In the past, there have been weight loss drugs that were essentially amphetamines, stimulant drugs that speed up messages between the brain and body, and that didn’t work out so well.
    Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 1 Feb. 2024

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