▁their ▁use ▁of ▁such ▁stim ul ants ▁then ▁was ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁their ▁need ▁to ▁stay ▁aw ake ▁and ▁keep ▁working , ▁rather ▁than ▁a ▁simple ▁desire ▁for ▁k icks . ▁ ▁Jack ▁Ruby ▁said ▁he ▁was ▁on ▁phen met raz ine ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁he ▁killed ▁Lee ▁Har vey ▁O sw ald . ▁ ▁P rel ud in ▁was ▁also ▁used ▁recre ation ally ▁in ▁the ▁US ▁throughout ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁and ▁early ▁ 1 9 7 0 s . ▁It ▁could ▁be ▁cr ushed ▁up ▁in ▁water , ▁he ated ▁and ▁inject ed . ▁The ▁street ▁name ▁for ▁the ▁drug ▁in ▁Washington , ▁DC ▁was ▁" B am ". ▁Ph en met raz ine ▁continues ▁to ▁be ▁used ▁and ▁ab used ▁around ▁the ▁world , ▁in ▁countries ▁including ▁South ▁Korea . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Sub st it uted ▁phen yl m orph oline ▁▁ 3 - B enz h yd ry lm orph oline ▁ ▁Fen but raz ate ▁ ▁Ed iv ox et ine ▁ ▁Mor az one ▁ ▁Reb ox et ine ▁ ▁The ▁Beat les ▁drug ▁use ▁in ▁Hamburg ▁▁ 3 - F lu or oph en met raz ine ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : St im ul ants ▁Category : An ore ct ics ▁Category : With dra wn ▁dru gs ▁Category : M orph ol ines ▁Category : E u ph ori ants ▁Category : N ore pine phr ine - d op am ine ▁re le asing ▁agents ▁Category :