A review of the clinical pharmacology of methamphetamine

CC Cruickshank, KR Dyer - Addiction, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Aims To examine the literature regarding clinical pharmacokinetics, direct effects and
adverse clinical outcomes associated with methamphetamine use. Methods Relevant …

Methamphetamine: an update on epidemiology, pharmacology, clinical phenomenology, and treatment literature

KE Courtney, LA Ray - Drug and alcohol dependence, 2014 - Elsevier
Background Despite initial reports of a decline in use in the early 2000s, methamphetamine
remains a significant public health concern with known neurotoxic and neurocognitive …

[HTML][HTML] Patterns and characteristics of methamphetamine use among adults—United States, 2015–2018

CM Jones - MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report, 2020 - cdc.gov
During 2015–2018, an estimated 1.6 million US adults aged≥ 18 years, on average,
reported past-year methamphetamine use; 52.9% had a methamphetamine use disorder …

[HTML][HTML] Developmental consequences of fetal exposure to drugs: what we know and what we still must learn

EJ Ross, DL Graham, KM Money… - …, 2015 - nature.com
Most drugs of abuse easily cross the placenta and can affect fetal brain development. In
utero exposures to drugs thus can have long-lasting implications for brain structure and …

Neurobiology, clinical presentation, and treatment of methamphetamine use disorder: a review

MP Paulus, JL Stewart - JAMA psychiatry, 2020 - jamanetwork.com
Importance The prevalence of and mortality associated with methamphetamine use has
doubled during the past 10 years. There is evidence suggesting that methamphetamine use …

Cognitive deficits in individuals with methamphetamine use disorder: A meta-analysis

S Potvin, J Pelletier, S Grot, C Hebert, AM Barr… - Addictive …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Methamphetamine has long been considered as a neurotoxic substance
causing cognitive deficits. Recently, however, the magnitude and the clinical significance of …

Neurocognitive effects of methamphetamine: a critical review and meta-analysis

JC Scott, SP Woods, GE Matt, RA Meyer… - Neuropsychology …, 2007 - Springer
This review provides a critical analysis of the central nervous system effects of acute and
chronic methamphetamine (MA) use, which is linked to numerous adverse psychosocial …

Methamphetamine use: a comprehensive review of molecular, preclinical and clinical findings

WJ Panenka, RM Procyshyn, T Lecomte… - Drug and alcohol …, 2013 - Elsevier
Methamphetamine (MA) is a highly addictive psychostimulant drug that principally affects the
monoamine neurotransmitter systems of the brain and results in feelings of alertness …

Methamphetamine toxicity and messengers of death

IN Krasnova, JL Cadet - Brain research reviews, 2009 - Elsevier
Methamphetamine (METH) is an illicit psychostimulant that is widely abused in the world.
Several lines of evidence suggest that chronic METH abuse leads to neurodegenerative …

Toxicity of amphetamines: an update

M Carvalho, H Carmo, VM Costa, JP Capela… - Archives of …, 2012 - Springer
Amphetamines represent a class of psychotropic compounds, widely abused for their
stimulant, euphoric, anorectic, and, in some cases, emphathogenic, entactogenic, and …