I drank gin-and-hot-water to blunt the pain and took Dexedrine to blunt the gin and wrote the piece.
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Dexedrine
Synonyms for "dexedrine" (29 found)
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Noun(1 words)
active pharmaceutical ingredient
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Noun(2 words)
dexedrine drugdextroamphetamine
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6 entriesADHD medicationbrand name drugcentral nervous system stimulantnarcolepsy treatmentprescription stimulantstimulant medication
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[…]—and then all soaring on—what?—acid, peyote, morning-glory seeds, which were very hell to choke down, billions of bilious seeds mulching out into sodden dandelions in your belly, bloated—but soaring!—or IT-290, or dexedrine, benzedrine, methedrine— Speed!—or speed and grass—[…]
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Later I learned that the pills were Dexedrine, which Elvis had first discovered in the Army. A sergeant had given several men pills to help them stay awake while on guard duty.
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