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Visualisation of Amphetamine Contamination in Fingerprints Using TOF-SIMS Technique [PDF]

, 2021
M. I. Szynkowska, Elżbieta Maćkiewicz, Jacek Rogowski, Magdalena Gajek, Aleksandra Pawlaczyk, Marcel de Puit, A. Parczewski   +6 more
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Market Analysis of Synthetic Drugs: Amphetamine-type Stimulants, New Psychoactive Substances [PDF]

, 2017
An estimated quarter of a billion people, or around 5 per cent of the global adult population, used drugs at least once in 2015. Even more worrisome is the fact that about 29.5 million of those drug users, or 0.6 per cent of the global adult population ...

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Mice in ecstasy : advanced animal models in the study of MDMA [PDF]

, 2010
The party drug 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine -better known as MDMA or ecstasy- has numerous effects on the human body, characterized by a rush of energy, euphoria and empathy.
Stove, Christophe, De Letter, Els, Piette, Michel, Lambert, Willy   +3 more
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Hippocampal subfield differences in people with and without recreational ketamine use: Insights from multi‐modal neuroimaging

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and aims Recreational ketamine use has increased globally and is associated with psychiatric and cognitive concerns. The hippocampus in preclinical models shows damage and working‐memory disruption with repeated dosing. However, whether specific hippocampal subregions may differ in people with chronic ketamine use remains unclear ...
Yi‐Hsuan Liu, Chia‐Chun Hung, Marc N. Potenza, Kun‐Hsien Chou, Pei‐Lin Lee, Chu‐Chung Huang, Chiang‐Shan R. Li, Tony Szu‐Hsien Lee, Ching‐Po Lin   +8 more
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Cdk5 Is Essential for Amphetamine to Increase Dendritic Spine Density in Hippocampal Pyramidal Neurons

Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, 2017
Psychostimulant drugs of abuse increase dendritic spine density in reward centers of the brain. However, little is known about their effects in the hippocampus, where activity-dependent changes in the density of dendritic spine are associated with ...
Soledad Ferreras, Soledad Ferreras, Guillermo Fernández, Víctor Danelon, María V. Pisano, Luján Masseroni, Christopher A. Chapleau, Favio A. Krapacher, Estela C. Mlewski, Daniel H. Mascó, Carlos Arias, Lucas Pozzo-Miller, María G. Paglini, María G. Paglini   +13 more
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Evaluating drug law enforcement interventions directed towards methamphetamine in Australia [PDF]

This report presents a preliminary analysis comparing the costs and impacts different types of law enforcement have on methamphetamine use. Methamphetamine belongs in the class of stimulant drugs referred to as Amphetamine Type Stimulants (ATS).
David Bright, Wendy Gong
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Predictors of time to relapse in amphetamine-type substance users in the matrix treatment program in Iran : a Cox proportional hazard model application [PDF]

, 2016
Background: The aim of this study was to determine which predictors influence the risk of relapse among a cohort of amphetamine-type substance (ATS) users in Iran.
Moeeni, Maryam, Pashaei, Tahereh, Ponnet, Koen, Razaghi, Emran M, Shafiee, Seyed Ali, Torabi, Fatemeh   +5 more
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Exploring the intersection of heavy alcohol use and masculine norms as risk factors for male‐to‐female intimate partner violence: Evidence from an Australian national survey

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and aims Endorsement of traditional masculine norms and male alcohol use are identified risk factors for male‐to‐female intimate partner violence (MFIPV) perpetration, yet their interaction remains unexplored in Australia. This study aimed to estimate the associations between heavy male alcohol use, endorsement of traditional ...
Bree Willoughby, Koen Smit, Ingrid M. Wilson, Gail Gilchrist, Anne‐Marie Laslett   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Investigating the Potential Mediating Role of Social Support in the Relationship between Psychological Protective Factors and Resilience to Amphetamine Use among Thai Adolescents

Asian Journal of Social Health and Behavior
Introduction: Amphetamine use among Thai adolescents poses significant public health challenges. Identifying mechanisms that boost resilience against amphetamine use is essential for effective prevention and intervention.
Penpaktr Uthis, Fahad Ali Mangrio, Suwimon Rojnawee   +2 more
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Baseline-dependent effects of amphetamine on attention are associated with striatal dopamine metabolism

Scientific Reports, 2017
Psychostimulants, such as amphetamine, are widely used to treat attentional deficits. In humans, response to dopaminergic medications is complex with improvement often dependent on baseline performance.
Karly M. Turner, James Peak, Thomas H. J. Burne   +2 more
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