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Amphetamines

Sympathomimetic amines; sometimes called speed; synthetic chemicals that stimulate the central nervous system.
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Greek authorities have seized what they described as the world's largest single haul of super-charged amphetamine Captagon pills from Syria worth more than half a billion euros.
Aninvestigation to bring them downcentred around the creation of twoillicit drug laboratoriesby criminals running amphetamine laboratories linked to a major organised crime group in the North of England.
Mr Cooper added that Smith, who entered his plea on the basis that he was storing the amphetamine for someone else, was working, earning a good wage, and could pay any costs at the rate of PS150 a week.
South Korean police officers busted the largest ever amphetamine smuggling case in the country, including 90 kilograms of the drugs being seized in connection with three Taiwanese suspects now in custody.
In head-to-head trials, clinicians' ratings favored amphetamines over modafinil, atomoxetine, and methylphenidate in children, adolescents, and adults.
One high-profile case where amphetamines were seized was that of Karl Glendinning, who stashed various drugs worth around PS500,000 in his house and was jailed at Newcastle Crown Court earlier this month.
"You get a faster onset than other amphetamine drugs and a stronger effect than just amphetamine alone."
The encapsulated preparation contains 3 MAS beads: an immediate-release amphetamine salt bead, a pulsed-delayed release bead, and an extended-release bead (Figure 1, page 34), which give rise to a unique pharmacokinetic profile (Figure 2, page 35).
Officers later found a further four kilos of amphetamines paste in the home of the "trusted courier".
Roberts was jailed for three years and eight months after pleading guilty to supplying amphetamines and possessing amphetamines with intent to supply.
She had previously been dependant on amphetamines but had managed to get off them.
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