Amphetamine-like

adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Alternative form of amphetaminelike. alt-of, alternative

    "By following a strategy similar to that described for cocaine, that is, testing for a significant relationship between potencies of amphetamine-like compounds in drug self-administration studies and potencies at the dopamine transporter (Ritz and Kuhar, 1989), we were unable to establish such a relationship."

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"Khat, the red-stemmed, green-leafed plant that is chewed for its amphetamine-like properties, is grown in Kenya and Ethiopia but is very popular in Somalia, Djibouti and Yemen."

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