Speedscene: The Problem of Amphetamine Abuse

The abuse of amphetamine drugs is documented in this film. The dangers are considerable. Certainly, the most destructive form of amphetamine abuse is the repeated intravenous injection. The frequent consequences of non sterile drugs injected into the blood stream with non sterile equipment include local infections and abscesses at the injection site, hepatitis, and general malnutrition. As Dr. David E. Smith points out in the film, the psychical and psychiatric damage of amphetamine abuse far exceeds those of LSD and marijuana together.