Methamphetamine "meth

In view of this neurotoxicity, we will review some data relevant to this process. First, we will review data showing that methamphetamine (METH), a prototypic psychomotor stimulant, which has been widely used for nonmedical purposes at doses often a good deal higher than therapeutie doses, is neurotoxic to dopamine (DA) and serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HI)) systems. Second, we will examine the evidence that other substituted phenethylamines are also neurotoxic to certain transmitter systems. Last, we will examine the behavioral and pharmacological consequences of neurotoxicity that result from exposure to some of these amphetamine-related drugs. 

This chapter discusses the responses of these extrapyramidal neuropeptide systems to the amphetamine analogs methamphetamine (METH), methylene dioxyamphetamine (MDA), and methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA). These dmgs were selected for this study because they represent somewhat diverse mechanisms of action. While all three agents are able to enhance extrapyramidal serotonergic activity (Schmidt et al. 1987). only METH has been characterized as a substantial stimulant of the DA system. The effects of MDA and MDMA on extrapyramidal DA systems have not been well elucidated. Thus, evaluating and comparing the responses of the SP, NT, and Dyn extrapyramidal systems to these dmgs will help to determine the nature of the DA responses to METH, MDA, and MDMA administrations. 

Methamphetamine is synthesized, or cooked, by a simple chemical reaction from its precursor pseudoephedrine (Figure 2.3), a stimulant commonly found in over-the-counter allergy and cold medications (such as Sudafed ). Because methamphetamine is made relatively easily from pseudoephedrine, many pharmacies and drug stores now restrict the amount of pseudoephedrine-containing medications that individual customers can buy to avoid the possibility of stockpiling pseudoephedrine for the purpose of making methamphetamine. Meth dealers and makers in the United States have also been... 

N-Methylation yields methedrine, methamphetamine (METH the S isomer)... 

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Is the nicotine patch an effort to modify human mental activity Will a brain Polypill be developed to treat persons susceptible to substance abuse, such as cocaine We now know that cocaine and methamphetamine flood the brain with dopamine and other neurotransmitters,producing a"high. Methamphetamine (meth),prescribed for patients with severe attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder or narcolepsy, is widely abused. Crystal meth is the crystalline form of the drug that is smoked. It is difficult to imagine that there will ever be supplementation of a communal water supply, but we should remember that salt is iodized, there is fluoride in water and iron and folic acid are supplements in many foods. 

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