Sentences with phrase «type of amphetamine»

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Cocoa also has an uplifting effect on mood due to its content of phenylethylamine, which has a mood elevating effect somewhat akin to amphetamine - type substances.

Recent studies put college students» nonprescription use of stimulant drugs (Ritalin and amphetamines such as Adderall and Dexedrine) at rates anywhere between 14 and 38 percent, depending on the type of college and age of student.

However, other types of evidence suggest a dopaminergic basis for amphetamine - induced psychosis.

The Australian School Students Alcohol and Drug Survey (ASSAD)- which surveys alcohol and drug use among 12 to 17 year old students - shows that use of Amphetamine Type Stimulants (ATS) has in fact, been decreasing over time.

The Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST) was recently developed for the WHO by an international group of substance abuse researchers to screen for problem or risky use of tobacco, alcohol, cannabis, cocaine, amphetamine - type stimulants, sedatives, hallucinogens, inhalants, opioids, and «other drugs» that do not fall into the previous nine categories.40 The ASSIST was found to have high internal consistency (α > 0.80), correlated well against similarly worded items of other questionnaires, and good concurrent validity with a range of substance use and dependence measures.40