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help| Stimulant drugs are drugs that temporarily increase alertness and awareness. They usually have increased side-effects with increased effectiveness, and the more powerful variants are therefore often prescription medicines or illegal drugs. Stimulants increase the activity of either the sympathetic nervous system, the central nervous system (CNS) or both. Some stimulants produce a sense of... Read enhanced Wikipedia article |
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Stimulant
Stimulant drugs are drugs that temporarily increase alertness and awareness. They usually have increased side-effects with increased effectiveness, and the more powerful variants are therefore often prescription medicines or illegal drugs. -
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Cardiac stimulant
A cardiac stimulant is a substance which acts as a stimulant of the heart -- for example, via positive chronotropic or inotropic action. -
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Stimulant maintenance
Stimulant maintenance is the medical practice of prescribing stimulant drugs such as cocaine or amphetamines to people who are dependent on these drugs. -
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Stimulant foods
Stimulant foods, also called mutative foods, mutable foods or rajasic foods, are foods which often provoke mental restlessness. They are not completely beneficial, nor are they harmful, to body or mind. -
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Respiratory stimulant
A respiratory stimulant is a drug which acts to increase the action of the respiratory system. -
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Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder treatments
Bupropion is not particularly known for its stimulant properties because at high doses it tends to cause seizures in a large portion of the population. -
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Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder management
Bupropion is not particularly known for its stimulant properties because at high doses it tends to cause seizures in a large portion of the population. -
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Methamphetamine
"Japan: stimulant epidemics past and present". ... Stimulants Alkylamines -
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Caffeine
In humans, caffeine is a central nervous system (CNS) stimulant, having the effect of temporarily warding off drowsiness and restoring alertness. -
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Khat
Khat has been grown for use as a stimulant for centuries in the Horn of Africa and the Arabian Peninsula.
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