Made by Film Associates, this is a 1960s era, color film about amphetamine abuse. It begins with an addict talking about how he got into drug abuse. Discusses the speed scene and the high associated with amphetamine abuse. Man is wrestled into a doctor’s office, 1:50. David E. Smith, M.D., the medical director at Haight-Ashbury Medical clinic speaks to the camera, 2:15. Needle is injected into an addict’s arm, 2:32. Psychotic addict tosses and turns on a couch, 3:00. Frederick H. Meyers, M.D., professor of pharmacology at the University of California Medical Center, San Francisco, speaks to the camera, 3:22. Woman speaks from couch, 3:40. Boy sits in the doctor’s office, 4:47. Man takes a pill, 5:22. David L. Breithaupt, M.D., Internist in San Jose, California speaks to the camera, 5:38. Pharmacist moves pills in a tray, 6:45. Man sits in a wheelchair with help of nurses, 7:07. Girls speaks to the camera about drug use, 7:30. Boy speaks to the camera about drug use, 8:24. Dr. speaks to the camera, 9:25. Roger C. Smith, Director, Amphetamine Research Project, University of California Medical Center speaks to the camera, 10:05. Woman in sunglasses talks to the camera, 11:25. Dr. speaks to the camera, 13:20. Drug addict with hat on speaks to the camera, 13:50. Dr. speaks to the camera, 15:06. Fight on a staircase, 15:20. Mouse in a medical test with amphetamine convulses and dies, 15:30. Group of mice in a cage fighting, 15:48. Man is wrestled upstairs, 16:25. Produced and directed by Richard S. Scott, M.D. Edited by David C. Dobson. Photographed by Robert Maxwell. Sound by Harry C. Paget. Associate producer, Alan Baker. Medical Director David E. Smith, M.D. A production of Medi-cine films, Los Angeles.
Amphetamine (contracted from alpha-methylphenethylamine) is a central nervous system (CNS) stimulant that is used in the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), narcolepsy, and obesity. Amphetamine was discovered in 1887 and exists as two enantiomers: levoamphetamine and dextroamphetamine. Amphetamine properly refers to a specific chemical, the racemic free base, which is equal parts of the two enantiomers, levoamphetamine and dextroamphetamine, in their pure amine forms. The term is frequently used informally to refer to any combination of the enantiomers, or to either of them alone. Historically, it has been used to treat nasal congestion and depression. Amphetamine is also used as an athletic performance enhancer and cognitive enhancer, and recreationally as an aphrodisiac and euphoriant. It is a prescription drug in many countries, and unauthorized possession and distribution of amphetamine are often tightly controlled due to the significant health risks associated with recreational use.
The first amphetamine pharmaceutical was Benzedrine, a brand which was used to treat a variety of conditions. Currently, pharmaceutical amphetamine is prescribed as racemic amphetamine, Adderall, dextroamphetamine, or the inactive prodrug lisdexamfetamine. Amphetamine increases monoamine and excitatory neurotransmission in the brain, with its most pronounced effects targeting the norepinephrine and dopamine neurotransmitter systems.
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