ALLMedicine Methamphetamine Center

May 25th, 2020 - Current studies have illustrated that circular RNAs (circRNAs) are a vital part of non-coding RNA (ncRNAs) species and highly abundant and dynamically expressed in brain. However, the exact mechanisms by which circRNAs modulate methamphetamine (ME...

May 25th, 2020 - The neuropeptide oxytocin has emerged as a promising pharmacotherapy for methamphetamine (METH) addiction, and clinical trials of intranasal oxytocin are underway. However, there is debate as to how peripherally administered oxytocin alters brain ...

May 23rd, 2020 - Methamphetamine (METH) use is on the rise globally, with the number of treatment seekers increasing exponentially across the globe. Evidence-based therapies are needed to meet rising treatment needs. This systematic review intends to appraise the ...

May 21st, 2020 - Individuals who begin drug use during early adolescence experience more adverse consequences compared to those initiating later, especially if they are female. The mechanisms for these age and gender differences remain obscure, but studies in rode...

May 19th, 2020 - Drug addiction is a chronically relapsing disorder in humans yet the underlying mechanism remained unclear. Recent studies suggested that histidine triad nucleotide binding protein1 (HINT1) may play significant roles in diverse neuropsychiatric di...

May 25th, 2020 - Current studies have illustrated that circular RNAs (circRNAs) are a vital part of non-coding RNA (ncRNAs) species and highly abundant and dynamically expressed in brain. However, the exact mechanisms by which circRNAs modulate methamphetamine (ME...

May 25th, 2020 - The neuropeptide oxytocin has emerged as a promising pharmacotherapy for methamphetamine (METH) addiction, and clinical trials of intranasal oxytocin are underway. However, there is debate as to how peripherally administered oxytocin alters brain ...

May 23rd, 2020 - Methamphetamine (METH) use is on the rise globally, with the number of treatment seekers increasing exponentially across the globe. Evidence-based therapies are needed to meet rising treatment needs. This systematic review intends to appraise the ...

May 21st, 2020 - Individuals who begin drug use during early adolescence experience more adverse consequences compared to those initiating later, especially if they are female. The mechanisms for these age and gender differences remain obscure, but studies in rode...

May 19th, 2020 - Drug addiction is a chronically relapsing disorder in humans yet the underlying mechanism remained unclear. Recent studies suggested that histidine triad nucleotide binding protein1 (HINT1) may play significant roles in diverse neuropsychiatric di...

Sep 12th, 2019 - LONDON, Sept 12 (Reuters) - A surge in “chemsex” parties, where people spend days getting high on drugs and having sex with scores of partners, is re-fuelling epidemics of HIV among gay men in European towns and cities, doctors say. FILE PHOTO: A ...

May 26th, 2019 - Methamphetamine (MA) abuse has been linked to psychological problems, such as depression, anxiety, and psychosis. It also has been linked to problems in everyday functioning (eg, impulsivity), and neurocognitive deficits in attention, memory, lear.

Mar 26th, 2018 - A new study sheds light on two poorly understood cardiac complications of methamphetamine (MA) abuse: pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and dilated cardiomyopathy (CMP).   In what is believed to be the largest case series to date, investigator...

Sep 10th, 2016 - BANGKOK/YANGON (Reuters) - The Philippines has launched a bloody “war on drugs” that has killed at least 2,400 people in just two months, while neighboring Indonesia has declared a “narcotics emergency” and resumed executing drug convicts after a ...

Dec 4th, 2013 - The number of emergency department visits involving the drug ecstasy more than doubled from 2005 to 2011, according to data from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Over the 6-year window, young adults and adolescents pr...