Definition of Benzedrine

1. Noun. A form of amphetamine.

Exact synonyms: Bennie
Generic synonyms: Amphetamine, Pep Pill, Speed, Upper
Language type: Slang, Trademark

Lexicographical Neighbors of Benzedrine

Bensley's specific granules
Benson
Bent Spear
Bentham
Benthamic
Benthamism
Benthamite
Bentley
Bentleyan
Bentleys
Benton
Benvenuto Cellini
Benxi
Benz
Benzaiten
Benzedrine (current term)
Benzoin odoriferum
Beograd
Beotian
Beowulf
Beowulfian
Beradinelli's syndrome
Berard's aneurysm
Beraud's valve
Berber
Berberidaceae
Berberis
Berberis canadensis
Berberis thunbergii
Berberis vulgaris

Literary usage of Benzedrine

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Health Consequences of Smoking: Nicotine Addiction a Report of the Surgeon by C. Everett Koop, M.D., DIANE Publishing Company (1988)
"One of the most useful scales was developed to measure the effects of morphine and benzedrine (a prototypical opioid and stimulant, respectively); ..."

2. Cocaine: Pharmacology, Effects, and Treatment of Abuse edited by John Grabowski (1994)
"1977) as well as the morphine-benzedrine general scale (MBG, thought to be a measure of a drug's euphoric effects) and benzedrine general (BG) scale. ..."

3. Prevention Plus III: Assessing Alcohol & Other Drug Prevention Programs at by Jean A. Linney, Abraham Wandersman (1993)
"Which of the following is not a stimulant? a. benzedrine b. methedrine c. reserpine d. amphetamine 9. ..."

4. National Admissions to Substance Abuse Treatment Services: The Treatment by Barbara Ray, Richard Thoreson, Leigh Henderson, Marianna Toce (1998)
"This includes Benzedrine, Dexedrine, Preludin, Ritalin, and any other amines and related drugs. • Other stimulants. • Benzodiazepine. ..."

5. Campus Crime and Security at Postsecondary Education Institutionsby Laurie Lewis by Laurie Lewis (1997)
"... heroin, codeine); marijuana; synthetic narcotics (demerol, methadones); and dangerous nonnarcotic drugs (barbituates, benzedrine). ..."

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