Amphetamines.

47. In western Europe, abuse of amphetamines continues.

On the other hand, amphetamines like cocaine are dopamine agonists.

The market for ATS, synthetic drugs, amphetamines and Ecstasy appears to be stabilizing.

14. Amphetamine type drugs refer to amphetamine, methamphetamine ( quot ice quot ) and other amphetamines.

A recent phenomenon is the use of drugs, including glue and amphetamines, by street children.

The main trends are increases in the abuse of amphetamines and hallucinogens, followed by cannabis, cocaine and opiates.

Large increases in the abuse of amphetamines have been reported by Belgium, Germany, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Lithuania and Monaco.

Many developing countries had seen a rapid increase in the use of opioids, amphetamines, cocaine and other psychotropic substances.

On the Arabian peninsula, identified priorities include prevention and reduction of drug abuse, particularly targeting amphetamines and synthetic drugs.

In Australia, the abuse of heroin, cannabis and amphetamines was reported to be the primary reason for receiving treatment in 2003.

The dominant trends in Europe are increases in the abuse of amphetamines (including MDMA) and hallucinogens, followed by cannabis, cocaine and opiates.

With regard to sedatives, amphetamines, opiates, cocaine and hallucinogens, an increase of at least 50 per cent is reported in sub Saharan African countries.

Generally speaking, the abuse of amphetamines, cannabis and opiates seems to be on the increase, while the abuse of cocaine and hallucinogens is stable.

Other frequently reported substances include amphetamines, while treatment for cocaine dependence has been reported in some countries, including Lebanon, Morocco, Tunisia and the United Arab Emirates.

Narcotics such as cannabis and opium moved from the Eastern European countries to the West, whereas synthetic drugs such as amphetamines moved in the opposite direction.

Synthetic drugs are also being produced in the region, and the amphetamines produced are reportedly considered to be the highest quality illicit drugs of European origin.

Estimates show that the most widely abused substance is cannabis (close to 150 million people), followed by amphetamine type stimulants (ATS) (including about 30 million for amphetamines).

Now, the problem with the Atkins diet, everybody knows people who have lost weight on it, but you can lose weight on amphetamines, you know, and fen phen.

Generally speaking, the abuse of amphetamines, cannabis and opiates seem to be on the increase, while the abuse of cocaine and hallucinogens is stable but at high levels.

In Thailand, where the number of abusers of amphetamines has been estimated at 260,000, the increasing abuse of amphetamine among teenagers is of concern to national authorities.5

Through cooperation with law enforcement bodies in the countries concerned, China had also uncovered activities by foreign nationals for the illicit manufacture and trafficking of amphetamines on Chinese territory.

An amphetamine database was maintained as a central repository of all available information related to precursors, known cooks , manufacturers and others suspected of involvement in illicit manufacture and distribution of amphetamines.

In August 2004, British Columbia released Crystal Meth and Other Amphetamines An Integrated BC Strategy, outlining priority actions to address issues of methamphetamine use and production, through integrated and coordinated responses from all sectors.

Mental health services should offer something more than having our feelings chemically suppressed, or having our children s difficulties sitting still controlled by amphetamines (which, apart from teaching children that problems are best solved with drugs, stunt growth by an average of one centimeter per year).

In Hainan Province, the Cultural Markets Brigade launched an offensive against sales of vulgar songs, MC Hotdog rap recordings and amphetamines, and at the same time linked up with the Southern City News in a joint campaign to clamp down on unhealthy culture, protect minors and clean up the entertainment environment .

(g) Such modifications may be determined by the availability of the precursors or may be the result of a deliberate effort to circumvent legislation by manufacturing an amphetamine type stimulant not covered by national law or international convention ( quot designer drugs quot , quot designer amphetamines quot or, more accurately, controlled drug analogues)

In the development of peer group leader programmes to tackle illicit demand for amphetamines in the United Kingdom, while in an out of school context, it was found that peer led programmes might be successful as a means of deterring the use of heroin, or the transition to injection, but that peer interventions were much less likely as a means of primary prevention.

Despite eradication efforts, many countries remain affected by such illicit cultivation. 24. Law enforcement authorities in a number of States in all regions have seized clandestine laboratories in which amphetamines and other substances were being illicitly manufactured. Such manufacture remains a serious problem in many developed countries, as well as in some developing countries that have reached a certain level of technological advancement.