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Psychopharmacology of Methamphetamine in Relation to the United Kingdom Sentencing Guidance: Comparative Analysis with Amphetamine, Cocaine and Heroin [PDF]

Brain Sciences
Methamphetamine presents a significant scientific and legal challenge for sentencing because, although it is a Class A drug in England and Wales, it is not assigned explicit indicative quantity thresholds within the principal Sentencing Council guideline.
Amira Guirguis, Arianna Giorgetti, Jegak Seo, John Martin Corkery, Fabrizio Schifano   +4 more
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Co-occurring amphetamine use and associated medical and psychiatric comorbidity among opioid-dependent adults: results from the Clinical Trials Network

Substance Abuse and Rehabilitation, 2011
Daniel J Pilowsky1, Li-Tzy Wu2, Bruce Burchett2, Dan G Blazer2, George E Woody3, Walter Ling41Departments of Epidemiology and Psychiatry, Columbia University, and the New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York City, NY; 2Department of Psychiatry and ...
Blazer DG, Burchett B, Wu LT, Pilowsky DJ, Woody GE, Ling W   +5 more
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AMPHETAMINE-INDUCED BEHAVIORAL CHANGES IN PRIMATE SOCIAL COLONIES.

, 1977
AMPHETAMINE-INDUCED BEHAVIORAL CHANGES IN PRIMATE SOCIAL ...
RAYMOND FRANCIS JR. SCHLEMMER (7987541)
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Analysis of fatalities involving amphetamine in Jazan, Saudi Arabia

Forensic Science International: Reports, 2021
Amphetamine use is associated with high tendence of homicidal or suicidal deaths and fatalities making amphetamine a persistent area of concern. This study analyzed fatalities associated with amphetamine use in Jazan city, Saudi Aarabia from 2018 to 2020
Ibraheem M. Attafi, Murad M. Tumayhi, David Banji, Mohammed Y. Albeishy, Ibrahim A. Khardali, Hesham M. Korashy   +5 more
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Amphetamine-Decreased Progesterone and Estradiol Release in Rat Granulosa Cells: The Regulatory Role of cAMP- and Ca²⁺-Mediated Signaling Pathways

Biomedicines, 2021
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the amphetamine effects on progesterone and estradiol production in rat granulosa cells and the underlying cellular regulatory mechanisms.
Chung-Yu Chen, Chien-Rung Chen, Chiao-Nan Chen, Paulus S. Wang, Toby Mündel, Yi-Hung Liao, Shiow-Chwen Tsai   +6 more
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Effects of Lisdexamfetamine, a Prodrug of D-Amphetamine, on Locomotion, Spatial Cognitive Processing and Neurochemical Profiles in Rats: A Comparison With Immediate-Release Amphetamine

Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2022
D-amphetamine has been used to enhance cognitive performance over the last few decades. Due to the rapid absorption after administration, d-amphetamine shows narrow effective window and severe abuse potential. Lisdexamfetamine, a prodrug of d-amphetamine,
Chen Jian-min, Wang Zhi-yuan, Wu Shi-xuan, Song Rui, Wu Ning, Li Jin   +5 more
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Enantioselective Quantification of Amphetamine and Metabolites in Serum Samples: Forensic Evaluation and Estimation of Consumption Time

Metabolites, 2021
In forensic toxicology, amphetamine intoxications represent one of the most common case groups and present difficult questions for toxicologists. Estimating the time of consumption and the current influence of the stimulant is particularly difficult when
Moritz Losacker, Michael Kraemer, Alexandra Philipsen, Kristina Duecker, Nadine Dreimueller, Jan Engelmann, Joerg Roehrich, Cornelius Hess   +7 more
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Elevated body fat increases amphetamine accumulation in brain: evidence from genetic and diet-induced forms of adiposity

Translational Psychiatry, 2021
Despite the high prevalence of obesity, little is known about its potential impact on the pharmacokinetics of psychotropic drugs. In the course of investigating the role of the microRNA system on neuronal signaling, we found that mice lacking the ...
Xiuping Fu, Aparna P. Shah, Jacqueline Keighron, Ta-Chung M. Mou, Bruce Ladenheim, Jesse Alt, Daisuke Fukudome, Minae Niwa, Kellie L. Tamashiro, Gianluigi Tanda, Akira Sawa, Jean-Lud Cadet, Rana Rais, Jay M. Baraban   +13 more
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D-Amphetamine Rapidly Reverses Dexmedetomidine-Induced Unconsciousness in Rats

Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2021
D-amphetamine induces emergence from sevoflurane and propofol anesthesia in rats. Dexmedetomidine is an α2-adrenoreceptor agonist that is commonly used for procedural sedation, whereas ketamine is an anesthetic that acts primarily by inhibiting NMDA-type
Risako Kato, Risako Kato, Edlyn R. Zhang, Olivia G. Mallari, Olivia A. Moody, Olivia A. Moody, Kathleen F. Vincent, Kathleen F. Vincent, Eric D. Melonakos, Eric D. Melonakos, Morgan J. Siegmann, Christa J. Nehs, Christa J. Nehs, Timothy T. Houle, Timothy T. Houle, Oluwaseun Akeju, Oluwaseun Akeju, Ken Solt, Ken Solt   +18 more
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Negative Impact of Amphetamine-Type Stimulant Use on Opioid Agonist Treatment Retention in Ontario, Canada

Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2021
Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate epidemiological trends of co-use patterns of amphetamine-type stimulants and opioids and the impact of co-use patterns on Opioid Agonist Treatment (OAT) retention in Ontario, Canada.
Kristen A. Morin, Kristen A. Morin, Kristen A. Morin, Frank Vojtesek, Shreedhar Acharya, David C. Marsh, David C. Marsh, David C. Marsh, David C. Marsh   +8 more
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