Methamphetamine Addiction: A Review of the Literature
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Methamphetamine is a synthetically produced central nervous system stimulant [1]. This drug is the second illicit drug used after cannabis in North America Asia, and Oceania, with an annual global prevalence estimated at 0.4% [1]. Its use remains marginal in Europe except in the Czech Republic (2,8 cases for 1000) and Slovakia (1,5 to 4 cases for 1000) [2]. This drug is usually sold in powder, paste or crystal form. Routes of administration are intranasal sniffing, oral ingestion, pulmonary inhalation, and injection [3]. The effects of methamphetamine use include subjective euphoria, arousal and psychomotor activation [3].
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تاریخ انتشار 2012