News tagged with amphetamine
Pregnancy adds challenge for teens treated for drug abuse, report says
(HealthDay)—Half of pregnant teens in substance-abuse treatment programs used alcohol or drugs in the month before they entered treatment. And nearly 20 percent used drugs or alcohol on a daily basis during ...
Pediatrics
May 09, 2013 |
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Gene gives clues to self-injurious behavior in rare disorder
In humans, inherited mutations in a gene called HPRT1 lead to very specific self-destructive behavior. Boys with Lesch-Nyhan disease experience uncontrollable urges to bite their fingers, slam their arms into doorways and ...
Medical research
Jul 27, 2011 |
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Challenging Parkinson's dogma
Scientists may have discovered why the standard treatment for Parkinson's disease is often effective for only a limited period of time. Their research could lead to a better understanding of many brain disorders, from drug ...
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Oct 24, 2012 |
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Socially isolated rats are more vulnerable to addiction, report researchers
Rats that are socially isolated during a critical period of adolescence are more vulnerable to addiction to amphetamine and alcohol, found researchers at The University of Texas at Austin. Amphetamine addiction ...
Neuroscience
Jan 23, 2013 |
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Annual UK drug deaths fall by 14 percent, while deaths related to 'legal highs' increase
(Medical Xpress)—Deaths related to a group of now-banned 'legal highs' rose sharply from 5 in 2009 to 43 in 2010, reveals a report on the latest UK drug death figures released today. While deaths involving ...
Addiction
Nov 07, 2012 |
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Latest global study provides snapshot of drug-related harm
(Medical Xpress) -- A new Australian drug study published today in The Lancet has found that cannabis is the most widely used illicit drug globally, while opioid use is a major cause of death.
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Jan 06, 2012 |
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200 million use illegal drugs: Lancet estimate
About 200 million people around the world use illicit drugs, according to a study published on Friday in The Lancet.
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Jan 06, 2012 |
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Adolescent amphetamine use linked to permanent changes in brain function and behavior
(Medical Xpress) -- Amphetamine use in adolescence can cause neurobiological imbalances and increase risk-taking behaviour, and these effects can persist into adulthood, even when subjects are drug free. These are the conclusions ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 03, 2011 |
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FDA warns of fake version of ADHD drug Adderall
(HealthDay) -- A counterfeit version of the attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder drug Adderall, sold online, contains the wrong active ingredients, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Attention deficit disorders
May 30, 2012 |
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Use of speed and ecstasy linked to teen depression
Secondary school-kids who use speed and ecstasy seem to be prone to subsequent depression, indicates research of almost 4000 teens published online in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.
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Apr 18, 2012 |
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Overprescribing of opioids impacts patient safety and public health
(Medical Xpress)—A Viewpoint article published recently in the Journal of the American Medical Association suggests that the clinical practice of prescribing amphetamines, opioids, and benzodiazepines to treat chronic pain m ...
Medications
Dec 04, 2012 |
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Drug use in 50- to 64-year-olds has increased 10-fold in England since 1993
Until now, illicit drug use has not been common in older people. However, it is likely to become more common as generations that use drugs more frequently reach an older age.
Addiction
Apr 05, 2012 |
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Possible tool to help cocaine users kick the habit
Medicines which increase levels of the brain chemical dopamine may hold the key to helping those addicted to cocaine and amphetamines kick the habit, researchers from the University of Cambridge have found.
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Oct 07, 2011 |
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Increased risk of Parkinson's disease in methamphetamine users, study finds
People who abused methamphetamine or other amphetamine-like stimulants were more likely to develop Parkinson's disease than those who did not, in a new study from the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH).
Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Jul 26, 2011 |
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Herbal amphetamine increases risk of death and stroke in those with heart disease
Chewing the natural stimulant khat increases the risk of death and stroke in patients with heart disease compared to those who are not users, according to new research in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.
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Dec 12, 2011 |
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Amphetamine
Amphetamine (USAN, abbreviated from alpha-methylphenethylamine) or amfetamine (INN) is a psychostimulant drug of the phenethylamine class which produces increased wakefulness and focus in association with decreased fatigue and appetite.
Brand names of medications that contain, or metabolize into, amphetamine include Adderall, Dexedrine, Dextrostat, Desoxyn, ProCentra, and Vyvanse, as well as Benzedrine in the past.
The drug is also used recreationally and as a performance enhancer. Recreational users of amphetamine have coined numerous street names for amphetamine, such as "speed". The European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction reports the typical retail price of diluted amphetamine in Europe varied between €3 and €15 ($4 to $21.55 USD) a gram in half of the reporting countries. Racemic amphetamine on the street is typically about 10% pure.
For more information about Amphetamine, read the full article at
Wikipedia.
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