benzedrine
- n a form of amphetamine
- Worst of all were his hallucinations, the result probably of taking too many benzedrine pep pills.
- Taken the morning after, in doses varying from ten to 20 milligrams, benzedrine "lifts the secondary depression and relieves the headache.
- The antithesis of the barbiturates, benzedrine has a stimulating effect (much like ephedrine or like the body's own adrenaline).