Printed by authority of the State of Illinois, January 2003. “The threat posed to the United States by methamphetamine lies in its availability and the severe physiological effects associated with its use. The violence and environmental damage associated with the production, distribution and use of the drug further threaten the country and render methamphetamine the third greatest drug threat. ...

In mid-1995, a government effort to reduce the supply of methamphetamine precursors successfully disrupted the methamphetamine market and interrupted a trajectory of increasing usage. The price of methamphetamine tripled and purity declined from 90 percent to 20 percent. Simultaneously, amphetaminerelated hospital and treatment admissions dropped 50 percent and 35 percent, respectively. Methamp...

Nov 30, 2012 . Didrex is metabolized to methamphetamine. prescription drugs (Adderall and various amphetamine salts) or as a result of methamphetamine . Methamphetamine (contracted from Nmethylamphetamine) is a strong central nervous system. .. Methamphetamine is metabolized by the liver enzyme CYP2D6, so CYP2D6. .. Jump up to: "Adderall XR Prescribing Information" (PDF ). United . Nov 2, 2007 ...

OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to assess associations between unprotected anal intercourse (UAI) and substance use before and after HIV diagnosis among recently HIV-infected MSM. STUDY DESIGN Two hundred seven MSM completed computer-assisted self-interviews regarding type and timing of sexual activity and substance use with their last 3 partners. Date of HIV diagnosis was extracted...

AIM To investigate the safety and efficacy of once-daily supervised oral administration of sustained-release dexamphetamine in people dependent on methamphetamine. DESIGN Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. PARTICIPANTS Forty-nine methamphetamine-dependent drug users from Drug and Alcohol Services South Australia (DASSA) clinics. INTERVENTION Participants were assigned ran...

Chronic methamphetamine use poses potentially devastating consequences for directly affected individuals and for society. Lower dopamine D2-type receptor availability has been observed in striata of methamphetamine users as compared with controls, but an analogous comparison of D1-type receptors has been conducted only on post-mortem material, with no differences in methamphetamine users from c...

BACKGROUND We sought to test the effectiveness of methadone and buprenorphine in the treatment of methamphetamine withdrawal craving over a 17-day treatment period. METHODS Patients were randomized into one of two groups. The study sample comprised 40 male subjects dependent on methamphetamine who met criteria of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition, for me...

Methamphetamine use has increasingly become linked with sexual risk behaviors among men have sex with men (MSM). Yet, the majority of research has been done with methamphetamine dependent MSM or with samples in which addiction to the substance was not evaluated. Furthermore, research with methamphetamine-using MSM in the Southern U.S. is lacking. In this study, focus groups and in-depth intervi...