What is Amphetamine?
[[File:Amphetamine Structural Formulae.png|thumb|350px|Amphetamine]] '''Amphetamine''' is a [[wikt:synthetic|synthetic]] [[drug]]. The drug is a [[stimulant]]: it can help people keep the [[focus]] and stay awake. It also decreases [[appetite]] and [[fatigue]]. Chemically, it is similar to [[methamphetamine]]. These drugs increase the level of [[dopamine]] and [[norepinephrine]] in the [[brain]], which can create [[euphoria]].<ref>{{cite journal |last=Drevets, W |display-authors=etal |year=2001 |title=Amphetamine-Induced Dopamine Release in Human Ventral Striatum Correlates with Euphoria |journal=Psychiatry |volume=49 |issue=2 |pages=81–96 |doi=10.1016/s0006-3223(00)01038-6 |pmid=11164755 |s2cid=16090732 |url=http://www-psych.stanford.edu/~knutson/rab/drevets01.pdf |access-date=23 May 2009 |archive-date=30 April 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110430015235/http://www-psych.stanford.edu/~knutson/rab/drevets01.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>Rang and Dale, Pharmacology</ref> The class of drugs containing amphetamine includes [[prescription]] drugs commonly used to treat [[attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder]] (ADHD). It is also used to treat symptoms of [[traumatic brain injury]] (TBI) and the daytime drowsiness symptoms of [[narcolepsy]], amongst others. Initially, amphetamine was more popularly used to [[anorectic|reduce appetite]] and to control weight. Sometimes, the drug is used [[illegal drugs|for fun]] or to boost performance. Many different names are used for amphetamines. They include Benzedrine and '''speed'''. The [[European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction]] reports the typical retail price of amphetamine in [[Europe]] varied between €3 and €15 ($4 to $21.55 [[United States Dollar|USD]]) a gram in half of the reporting countries.<ref>{{cite book |author=European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction |title=Annual report: the state of the drugs problem in Europe |year=2008 |publisher=Office for Official Publications of the European Communities |location=