Speed is the street name for amphetamine, and it’s a
stimulant. Speed is off-white or pinkish powder and can sometimes
look like small crystals. It is often sold in wraps. Base
speed is purer, is pinkish grey and feels like putty.
Drag and drop the drug onto the scene
to see what happens when
someone takes the drug.
How is it used?
Speed is either dabbed onto the gums or sniffed like cocaine.
It is sometimes rolled in a cigarette paper and swallowed,
this is called a speedbomb. It can be dissolved in water and
injected.
What are the effects?
Speed makes you feel wide-awake, excited and chatty.
It can give you energy and able to dance for hours, and
stop you feeling hungry.
You can’t sit still or sleep.
The come down can make you feel irritable and depressed
and can last a couple of days.
Speed can make you feel panicky.
What are the risks?
Speed puts a strain on your heart, and an overdose can be fatal.
Taking a lot can affect your immune system, so you become more
susceptible to illnesses.
Speed can make you feel anxious depressed, irritable and aggressive.
It can make you feel paranoid.
If you have a susceptibility to mental illness, it can make
your condition worse.
Treatment
Contact EVOLVE on 01865 723909, if you would like advice, support
or to talk to someone in confidence.
Injecting
If you are injecting, there is a greater risk of overdosing, and
injecting brings on many other problems, e.g. blood borne viruses,
vein damage, ulcers and gangrene. If you use dirty needles, you
are at risk from HIV and hepatitis. If you share any injecting paraphernalia,
including spoons, water, filters, works and tourniquets, you are
at high risk of contracting hepatitis C. Use needle exchanges to
get clean equipment; phone 01865 260250 to find your local needle
exchange.
Speed is a Class B substance
Amphetamines when prepared for injection are Class A
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