As with many new drugs, amphetamine was widely regarded as a wonder drug, initially used as a decongestant and antidepressant, but by 1946 one US physician claimed he could list 39 indications for the drug. After a popular rise in the use of amphetamines as appetite suppressants, the chief ...
All changes in the amphetamine basic structure led to new sub- stances not considered illegal until they are included in the list of narcotic substances. The presence of a methyl group in alpha position to the amino terminal moiety is typical of the amphetamines' class, and differentiates them ...