Sciensano collects data and analyses the consumption of drugs, the drug market, the consequences for health, requests for treatment and the policies implemented with regard to drugs in Belgium.

NB! Drugs effects vary according to the psychological state and the health of the person concerned, the context in which the drug is taken as well as the quality of the drug and the quantity consumed.
Made in underground laboratories from chemical molecules, the amphetamine group also includes methamphetamine, which is more powerful than amphetamine. Also called “speed” (amphetamines) and “crystal meth” (methamphetamine), it comes in the form of a powder to be sniffed, injected or inhaled as crystals or also in the form of tablets for oral intake.
Amphetamines are psychoactive substances which are: