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• A class of drugs that enhances the activity of monamines (such as dopamine) in the brain, increasing arousal, heart rate, blood pressure, and respiration, and decreasing appetite; includes some medications used to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (e.g., methylphenidate and amphetamines), as well as cocaine and methamphetamine.

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  Stimulants. (n.d.). NIH Prescription Drug Abuse Glossary. Retrieved May 28, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/stimulants.

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  Stimulants. www.drugabuse.gov. NIH Prescription Drug Abuse Glossary. National Institute on Drug Abuse. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/stimulants (accessed: May 28, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Stimulants." NIH Prescription Drug Abuse Glossary. National Institute on Drug Abuse. 28 May. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/stimulants.

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