Are amphetamines addictive?

[lolly]

is amphetimine addictive?? according 2 medical professinals it is NOT!!! swim happns 2 disagree with this from present personal experience or perhaps swim is jst a weak person? wot do u guys think.

[Nature Boy]

Amphetamine is addictive, perhaps not in the definition way that alcohol, nicotine or opiates are, but don't fool yourself into thinking one can take amphetamine constantly without reprecutions.

[vinylmesh]

As with any reward system drug. If you take it orally in social situations only (i.e never alone and never daily) it should not be very addictive. However if you use it daily, or if you take it by any other way besides orally, then it is easier to become addicted.

[humdroid]

Ex-base-head from the UK says not only is amphetamine addictive, but it is still in his head, and he stopped doing it.

Ex-base head knows patience is involved, after stopping taking amphetamines regularly, but he warns anyone who dosen't already know- Be prepared for lots of time when you cant be bothered doing anything, and your mind goes blank when you try.

From this, it seems, one addictive element of speed, is waiting this period out, until you get back to normal, without falling to it.

[fiveleggedrat]

Swim personally finds amphetamines far more addictive than any other type of drug. However, not limited to just amphetamines, but euphoric stimulants in general. After playing with quite a few, Swim has fiended far more on euphoric stims than anything else, including high dose opioids a la the morphine type. Swim also has a very nonaddictive personality, at least physically.

Has much to do with the person in question too.

[dyingtomorrow]

Does getting off meth feel as bad as heroin? SWIM always wondered which was worse, heroin or meth. Seems like meth burns people out hardcore and quickly, whereas heroin leaves you slowly suffering and lingering much longer.

[cra$h]

amphetamines are the most addictive drug swim's ever encountered. Since swim's always going against the grain of socaity, amphetamines help him go to autopilot and just do as all americans "are supposed to''

[elmira]

I have heard that amphetamines are highly addictive in my opinion. One of my friend has got used to having it and now he is not able to live without it. He does not know how to get out of it. If anyone knows the rehab process please let me know

[~lostgurl~]

You may find some answers in these threads, depending on what you mean by the rehab process:

Helping a loved one: intervention techniques.
Addiction treatment options
Basics of kicking the habit.
Tools for recovering from (meth)amphetamine addiction

[betsym]

Of course amphetamines are addictive, even if swiy is taking them for ADHD. When those who are not ADHD get used to being "sped up", their "normal" pace will no longer seem like the norm and will feel awwwful sloowwww. Therefore, they have to keep taking the speed to maintain the "speed" like feeling. As tolerance builds, they will have to keep increasing the dose just to feel "normal." ADHD people take it to "calm down" but they still have withdrawals if they quit taking their meds abruptly without tapering down and then off, after they have been on them for any length of time. Swiy might could use L-tyrosine, and D-phenylalanine for withdrawals and to increase energy and Provigil (modafinil) is also prescribed by some doctors for cocaine/methampethamine abusers coming off of either.

[some_random_guy]

Yes, they are addictive. Once you truly get into them they will haunt you forever. You can live a good life without them but they will always be at the very back of your mind, hitting you with thoughts like, "If I was tweaked right now this would be awesome" etc.

My advice, DON'T!!!! It's not something you need.

[Richard_smoker]

this question has been debated over and over in the medical community (u.s.) and there's currently a split in thinking.

There are those of the traditional belief that YES, amphetamines are addictive. These MD's tend to disregard more recent studies.

Then there are the "new-age" MD's who tend to lean toward belief in ADD/ADHD as a real phenomenon and amphetamines like dexedrine, adderall, and to lesser-degree ritalin as completely within the usual course of medical practice. Most of these MD's are of the opinion (from experimental & clinical data) that these drugs (probably does NOT include methamphetamine) are NOT ADDICTIVE in the usual sense--that is, if they are taken according to a prescriber regiment, followed by a medical professional, and the meds are taken orally (NOT snorted, NOT IV'd), and as long as the drugs are NOT used in a manner that causes the user to avoid sleep or prevent normal sleep patterns.

this is controversial, and i know that there is disagreement among professionals. i acknowledge this, and have provided both sides. -DICK

[100mg Methylphenidate]

Swim has had IV morphine, snorted oxycontin, tons of cigarettes and alcohol, a 2 year long daily marijuana habit, and nothing at all, has compared to the psychological need he feels for amphetamines. He has yet to try cocaine though, but it doesn't even sound appealing after trying speed. Ooooooooo. He could have a numb face for maybe an hour and have to do another line. Or he can pop/snort some speed and stay up all night and redose at least a few hours later, saving his nose a lot of trouble.

It's hard to give up something that makes you productive. And the comedown is extremely horrible from what he hears.

Although, swim says he'd rather withdrawal from amphetamines than nicotine or opiates(not that he's withdrawn from opiates). But he does fiend cigarettes majorly when coming off speed. And the psychological addiction to amphetamines is MUCH greater than to any of these other drugs. But he really does have ADHD...

[Richard_smoker]

Originally Posted by 100mg Methylphenidate

he really does have ADHD...

yes. it would appear that he does.

-DICK

[herostyle]

From SWIM's personal experience, he would only get addicted to amphetamines for a day or two. And then addiction wasn't serious. It was fairly easy for him to go cold turkey on amphetamines, even after bumping maybe 40 mg of Focalin XR a day for roughly 2 years.

[cra$h]

thats where it gets you though. You go on a speed binge at first for a day or 2, then you take a break, then the next time its 3-5 days, then 5 to a week, then it becomes a routine. And the comedown is terrible! Stomache aches, headaches, turns you unsociable, and possibly the worst part is all you want is sleep, and it just ain't gon' happen.

[tryptamaster]

yea wen swim pakeing on amps, u feel like a million bucks. once ur off u feel like u jsut dropped a million bucks in the storam drain... swim always says "ill never take these damn things again..." but so far swim ahs always gone back jsut to remind himself y he hates upper.