Tablets vary in colour and can be a cocktail of drugs, binding agents, caffeine and sugar. This form is on the increase. The reddish-brown liquid is sold in capsules. MDMA, or 'ecstasy' as it is more commonly known, is another designer drug-related to amphetamines. It is usually swallowed in the form of small tablets, but sometimes injected.
People use amphetamines for different reasons.
Some use the drugs to get 'high' and dance all night. Others use the drugs to help stay awake for long periods of time, to improve performance in sport or at work or to boost self-confidence. Amphetamines can reduce tiredness and increase endurance. They are also 'snorted' or 'sniffed' through the nose. The common names are speed, up, fast, louee, goey, whiz, pep pills, uppers.