Amphetamine in urine

Amfetamine in urine

Amfetamine is a highly addictive substance psychologically. 
For its detection in urine, there are qualitative tests used qualitative. The test should be performed up to a maximum of 2 days after ingestion; after this period, complete elimination of the drug occurs from the body.

Amphetamine is a drug that has a strong stimulant effect on the central nervous system by causing the release of endogenous catecholamines and slowing down their breakdown and reuptake in the synapses.

Symptoms after amphetamine use include:

• excitement,
• feeling of anxiety,
• insomnia,
• aggressive behavior,
• hallucinations,
• dilated pupils,
• increased sweating,
• dryness in the mouth,
• nausea,
• spasmodic abdominal pain,
• diarrhea,
• dizziness,
• stiffness of muscles,
• tremors,
• dyskinesias, tachycardia,
• ventricular arrhythmias,
• increase in blood pressure,

It is possible to find features of myocardial ischemia on the ECG heart. In severe poisoning there is a syndrome of sympathicomimetic.