Speed, or amphetamine, is a central nervous system stimulant typically used to treat certain conditions like narcolepsy and attention deficit disorder. It is highly addictive and produces an immediate burst of energy and euphoria. Duke claims that speed was popular in the 1960s but is “going out of style” in the ‘70s.
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...People are “all wired into a survival trip now, and they no longer take “the speed that fueled the Sixties.” Drugs like uppers “are going out of style,” Duke says. This...
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