In Telangana’s capital Hyderabad, police have seized 8.5 kg of amphetamine and arrested three smugglers. It is being told that this drug caught by Hyderabad Narcotics Enforcement Wing (HNEW) is worth 8.5 crores. This means that this 8.5 kg of amphetamine worth 8.5 crores is sold in the market for about one crore rupees. In such a situation, the question is what is there in this substance that it is available so expensive in the market. So let’s know the answer to this question and tell in what it is used the most.
What is amphetamine?
Amphetamine is a drug that is used for medicine and intoxication. These are considered stimulant drugs and it is said that they speed up the messages between the brain and your body. If it is used in the wrong way, it becomes addictive and it can be very dangerous for the body. That is, it is used for both intoxication and medicine.
For which diseases is it used?
Amphetamine is a stimulant drug that speeds up body functions. For this reason, it is used in many medicines and many doctors also recommend it depending on the patient’s condition. Many doctors use it in many neurological disorders. Apart from this, medicines used to reduce obesity also contain amphetamine. However, it is not very common and doctors recommend it keeping many things in mind.
What kind of drug is this amphetamine?
Many people call them amphetamine speed pills, while many people call the pills made from it pink pills. Many people like to eat it with alcohol. According to the UNODC report, this substance is known as ice, meth, speed, ecstasy and W in the world of drugs and it is a psycho stimulant product. This drug is mostly used in the form of pills and powder. Many people get intoxicated by sniffing it, smoking it or swallowing tablets. But, many people also use it by injecting it.
Many types of drugs are made from it, which are used for narcotics. If we talk about South Asia, then it is used a lot here.
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