Speed is a stimulant drug. It wakes you up and keeps you going. Its effects are like an adrenaline rush; your heart beats faster and you feel like you have more energy.
With speed, many people feel very confident and alert and feel they can dance for longer without resting.
Taking speed, your mouth will probably dry, you may want to grind your teeth or chew the same piece of chewing gum for 8 hours.
Your appetite disappears and you won't want to sleep. The effects of a small amount of speed can last for 6-8 hours.
Stays in the body for 2 - 4 days.
The Day After:
Speed makes your body work harder and use its resources faster.
When speed wears off, you come down. A come down almost always makes you feel very tired and hungery. You could also feel anxious or panicky, depressed and perhaps even paranoid.
Some forms of speed can also have a laxative effect.
Regular Use:
It doesn't take long to build up a tolerance to speed - even using once a week for a few weeks can mean that you need more to get the same effect.
The Main Health Risks are:
Generally feeling weak and unwell and getting more colds and bugs - you body is missing good food and sleep.
High blood pressure and heart failure - if you or your family have heart or blood pressure problems you should avoid using speed.
Mixing speed with other stimulant drugs (ecstasy, poppers or cocaine) can put serious strain on your heart.
Stay Safer:
Avoid taking other stimulants
Avoid taking speed if you are on anti-depressants; the combination with some types has killed some speed users by sending the blood pressure sky high.
Avoid taking speed if you are pregnant - medical research suggests amphtamines can damage your baby.
Avoid taking more speed to put of the come down. It has to happen at some point, you will just make it worse.
Avoid injecting speed. It is usually cut with stuff like flour, chalk or paracetamol, which can clot you blood and cause a lot of damage.
Avoid taking more and more speed each time if you want to keep the same effect as before. Taking a break will cause your tollarance to drop again.
Make sure you get plenty of rest and food after a session on speed. Arrange time so you are doing nothing the day after.
If It All Goes A Bit Pete Tong:
Claim your took a load of Night Nurse the night before!! It contains very similar compounds to speed, which may get you out of trouble in a drugs test.
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