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Dexamyl (or Drinamyl in the UK) was a brand name combination drug composed of sodium amobarbital (previously called amylbarbitone and its brand name Amytal) and dextroamphetamine sulfate (Dexedrine) within the same pill. It was widely abused, and is no longer manufactured.
They weren’t purple and they weren’t heart-shaped, but triangular blue ‘purple heart’ Drinamyl amphetamines from the house of Smith, Klein and French and shipped into the West End of London via the Krays East London heartland became the main drug of choice of Mods and swinging British teens.
The abuse of amphetamine-barbiturate mixtures by doctor and patient has increased, is increasing and ought to be diminished. The Government has introduced the Drugs (Prevention of Misuse) Bill which is concerned with one aspect of this - the so-called ‘purple heart’ problem.
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Speed, sulph, sulphate, uppers, wake ups, billy whizz, whizz, whites, base…Methylphenidate, Ritalin. Dexamphetamine, Dexedrine. Methamphetamine, crystal meth, meth, yaba, crank, glass, Tina, Christine, ice. Amphetamines are synthetic stimulants. Stimulants are drugs that speed up the body’s processes including heart and breathing rate. Amphetamines...
During the 1990s and noughties amphetamine was a popular drug among young people attending all night parties and dance events. However its prevalence has been in long-term decline. According to the Office for National Statistics in their Drug misuse in England and Wales: year ending March 2020publication (published December 2020) the use of ampheta...
According to the results of DrugScope’s 2014 street drug survey, amphetamine powder tends to sell at about £13 a gram.
Amphetamine was first synthesized in 1887 by Lazăr Edeleanu, a Romanian chemist working in Germany, however, it was not until the 1930s that it was used medically. Under the trade name Benzedrine, amphetamines were used to treat a whole range of disorders including: fatigue, epilepsy, migraine, depression, alcoholism and schizophrenia. During World...
Amphetamine and methamphetamine are stimulant drugs. They increase breathing and heart rate and lessen appetite. Users tend to feel more alert, energetic, confident and cheerful and less bored or tired. With high doses people often experience a rapid flow of ideas and feel they have increased physical and mental powers. Like all drugs, the method t...
Regular amphetamine use can lead to problems eating and sleeping, as well as feelings of anxiety and paranoia and a lowered resistance to infection. Therefore it is important to eat well and keep h...Stimulants can put a strain on your circulatory system by increasing heart rate so avoid mixing with other stimulant drugs.Start low, go slow. Always start with one quarter or half a pill and wait an hour or two to judge the effects.Injecting amphetamine is particularly dangerous as a high dose may be taken in one go. The drug is often very impure and should be filtered prior to injecting. If injecting equipment is shared ther...1960s: Mods’ and ‘rockers’ used Dexedrine (dexies), Durophet (blackbombers) and Drinamyl (Purple Hearts after their blue and triangular shape) which combined amphetamine and barbiturate in one pill. Methamphetamine use rises in the United States.
Purple hearts (Drinamyl) were a combined amphetamine/barbiturate that was commonly prescribed to women for anxiety and as a dietary aid. In the early to mid-Sixties they could be obtained from dealers at nightclubs and were used by many Mods as a stimulant to keep them going though their all-night dancing sessions.
The non medical use of amphetamines was very popular among teenagers during the 1960’s when large quantities of “purple hearts” were taken to stay awake at parties. A number of other drugs such as methylphenidate (Ritalin), diehylpropin hydrochlor. (Tenutate Dospan) and fenfluramine hydrochlor.
