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DESOXYEPHEDRINE [1 record]

Record 1 2007-02-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medication
  • Drugs and Drug Addiction
DEF

A sympathomimetic amine that is a structural analog of amphetamine. It is used as a general central nervous system stimulant.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Médicaments
  • Drogues et toxicomanie
CONT

Apparentée aux amphétamines tant par sa structure que par ses effets, la méthamphétamine se caractérise par son action stimulante très marquée sur le système nerveux central.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Medicamentos
  • Drogas y toxicomanía
CONT

Fuentes del Instituto Nacional de Toxicología explicaron que la metanfetamina tiene efectos similares a las anfetaminas. "Es una sustancia muy peligrosa que afecta al cerebro. A largo plazo, lo que puede ocurrir es que despierte enfermedades mentales que estaban latentes en el usuario y que se podían no haber desarrollado si no hubiera tomado la metanfetamina", añadieron esas mismas fuentes.

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