Levels of methamphetamine use in New Zealand have remained stable in the last three years, but this drug use is causing more problems, according to a study.
... levels, and slower clearance. In contrast, the scientists found no differences in methamphetamine pharmacokinetics between these groups.
"This suggests that variables other than pharmacokinetics and ...
Children and adolescents who abuse alcohol or are sexually active are more likely to take methamphetamines (MA), also known as 'meth' or 'speed'. Research published today in the open access journal ...
... team. "This animal study suggests that vigabatrin could potentially prevent human methamphetamine addicts from relapsing."
According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, methamphetamine is a ...
... of Medicine & Dentistry. The researchers conducted an exhaustive search of the literature on methamphetamine use, and analyzed the results of a dozen studies to get a big-picture idea of factors at ...
A new study suggests that vigabatrin blocks drug-seeking behavior in animals previously trained to associate methamphetamine with a particular environment.
... needed to identify areas where interventions to reduce these harms could prove most effective."
Methamphetamine is a highly addictive substance that can be taken orally, injected, snorted or smoked. ...
... early periods of abstinence."
Salo specializes in the behavioral, neuropsychiatric and cognitive outcomes of methamphetamine addiction — a particularly difficult condition to treat, primarily due to ...
... of money that one-third have no staff, boardwalks and buildings are in disrepair, and drug dealers are using them to grow marijuana and make methamphetamine, a group pushing for more funding says....
... a 2006 government report.
"We're talking about a state that is near the middle of prevalence of methamphetamine use in the United States, so it's possible that the number of heart attacks in young ...
... (RDX, a high explosive). Additionally, it was tested against pseudoephedrine (used to synthesize methamphetamine).
In single- and multiple-agent tests, SPAMS accurately identified each substance and ...
... non-dopamine systems are in clinical testing.
"Research into the pharmacologic treatment of methamphetamine addiction has largely been limited to studies in animals," states Kish. "Although animal ...
... high concentrations in the brain without the burdens of the intravenous route. Scientists review the actions of methamphetamine and explain the potential role of dopamine in methamphetamine craving.
... also the largest study to examine multiple substances: cigarettes, alcohol, marijuana, methamphetamines, cocaine and heroin.
"This program can happen everywhere and should become the gold standard ...
... focus on younger, more recently diagnosed men, as well as those who binge drink and use substances such as methamphetamine.
"Although the number of HIV diagnoses among men in this group decreased the ...