Drinamyln.
/ˈdrɪnəmɪl/ Pharmacology.
The proprietary name of a preparation of dexamphetamine and amylobarbitone, used as a stimulant. Cf. purple heart n. 3.
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the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > an intoxicating drug > [noun] > stimulant drug(s) > specific stimulant drugs
amyl nitrite1881
Methedrine1939
Dexedrine1942
benzylpiperazine1947
dexamphetamine1949
dextro-amphetamine1949
methamphetamine1949
Drinamyl1950
benny1955
dexie1956
purple heart1961
crystal1964
French blue1964
meth1966
speed1967
splash1967
purple1968
crank1969
crystal meth1969
crystal methamphetamine1970
dex1984
ice1989
BZP1997
tik2004
1950 in Trade Marks Jrnl. 13 Dec. 1053/2.
1952 Martindale's Extra Pharmacopœia (ed. 23) 516 Drinamyl... Tablets each containing d-amphetamine sulphate 5 mg. and amylobarbitone 32 mg. For control of mental and emotional distress.
1961 Guardian 23 Mar. 3/1 Drinamyl, a Schedule 1 poison known in the trade as ‘purple heart’.
1968 J. Blackburn Young Man from Lima iii. 32 Two drinamyl tablets had restored his self-confidence.
1969 Daily Tel. 5 Mar. 25/6 A drug addict who took drinamyl and was formerly an addict of heroin.
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n.1950