Not really. Crank is homemade methamphetamine and is the same
as the stuff made but drug
companies, although probably not quite as pure and
sterile
Crack is a derivative of cocaine with even worse side
effects. Hits faster and wears off
faster, hence need more frequent doses to stay high. The easy
availability and low price
of crack has made it a much more devastating and disruptive
drug than cocaine, which is
more expensive and upscale.
> so I would imagine that
> crank is a sort of 'super speed' rather than
bog-standard amphetemene
> sulphate. I wonder if there's an FAQ? (hey, hang
on---is there a doctor
> on the list?)
Hello, but don't make house calls anymore.
Speed is generic term for "uppers" which is to say
Anorexients/CNS Stimulants; Appetite
Suppressants; Central Nervous System Agents;
Psychostimulants;
Respiratory/Cerebral Stimulant; Stimulants
There are two brand names: Desoxyn; Methampex, but as noted,
one can make it at home.
It is suppose to be for weight loss, but it doesn't do
diddly-squat and suburbia has for
years spawned sweet young things hooked on speed by their
Mamas who wanted them to be
skinny and marriageable. Used also for Attention Deficit
Disorder, but not the best drug
for that, either.
Too much is definitely not good for health or
longevity:
Controlled Substance:
Methamphetamine HCl is subject to control under DEA
schedule II.
Abuse:
Methamphetamine HCl has been extensively abused. Tolerance,
extreme psychological
dependence, and severe social disability have occurred. There
are reports of patients
who have increased the dosage to many times that recommended.
Abrupt cessation following
prolonged high dosage administration results in extreme
fatigue and mental
depression; changes are also noted on the sleep EEG.
Manifestations of chronic
intoxication with methamphetamine include severe dermatoses,
marked insomnia,
irritability,
hyperactivity, and personality changes. The most severe
manifestation of chronic
intoxication is psychosis often clinically indistinguishable
from schizophrenia.
Overdosage
Manifestations of acute overdosage with methamphetamine
include restlessness, tremor,
hyperreflexia, rapid respiration, confusion, assaultiveness,
hallucinations, panic
states,
hyperpyrexia, and rhabdomyolysis. Fatigue and depression
usually follow the central
stimulation. Cardiovascular effects include arrhythmias,
hypertension or hypotension, and
circulatory collapse. Gastrointestinal symptoms include
nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and
abdominal cramps. Fatal poisoning usually terminates in
convulsions and coma.
Not the greatest stuff to bring on a picnic or to a pot-luck
supper.
> I once knew a young lady who was rather fond of
speed.
> It is, apparently, quite good for the complexion and
the figure
Only thing it does for the complexion is to cause a rash
sometimes. No lasting effect on
figure either.
> . This,
> presumably, why it is popular among young ladies. I
believe
> prescription tablets for obesity (appetite
suppressants) have a similar
> effect. Other effects apparently include staying
awake and incessant
> chattering; I think also that in gentlemen the libido
subsides.
Libidos subside in ladies as well as gentlemen with
methamphetamine, but for men it has
the charming additional side effect of impotence
(libido=desire to have sex, potency
=ability to have erection)
> I always took "speed" to refer to a whole range of
stimulants, many of
> which were prescribed for for weight loss to
housewives in the fifties.
Yep, but not limited to fifties.
> (I believe the American over-the-counter diet aid,
dexatrim, refers to
> >the presciption stimulant dexetrine
(?))
Nope. Dexadrine is the brand name for dextroamphetamine, a
cousin of
methamphetamine.Dexatrim, the over the counter stuff is just
a brand name wannabe. It is
actually similar to epinephrin (adrenaline) and is also used
as a nasal decongestant.
Its generic name is phenylpropanolamine and it is also
peddled as Accutrim, and Rhindecon
(when sold as a nasal decongestant.)
> . Dan Quayle became quite upset by a dictionary
definition of a Hoosier as an "ignorant
> rustic."
Whyever? for him that's a compliment.
>
Safest way to lose weight without dieting is to follow advice
of Sugar Ray Robinson:
when asked how he got his weight down for a fight he replied:
"You can eat anything you
like, so long as you don't swallow it."
Dick Tartow
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