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The Effects of Methamphetamine
Thursday, January 20th, 2011Methamphetamine is a potent stimulant. It was first discovered by a Japanese scientist in the early 1900’s to be used as a nasal decongestant, anti-asthma drug, and a weight loss aid. It became commercialized in the 1940s and was marketed as “Methedrine” by the pharmaceutical company Burroughs Wellcome. Methamphetamine was commonly given to soldiers in [...]