Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2017 Rationale: Lisdexamfetamine is a prodrug of D-amphetamine used for the treatment of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Lisdexamfetamine is thought to have a prolonged pharmacokinetic profile compared with oral D-amphetamine, possibly ...
Patrick C. Dolder +5 more
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Amphetamine elicits opposing actions on readily releasable and reserve pools for dopamine. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 Amphetamine, a highly addictive drug with therapeutic efficacy, exerts paradoxical effects on the fundamental communication modes employed by dopamine neurons in modulating behavior.
Dan P Covey +2 more
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The spectroscopic detection of drugs of abuse in fingerprints after development with powders and recovery with adhesive lifters [PDF]
, 2009 The application of powders to fingerprints has long been established as an effective and reliable method for developing latent fingerprints. Fingerprints developed in situ at a crime scene routinely undergo lifting with specialist tapes and are then ...
Went, Michael J., West, M.J.
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Risk Factors for Opioids and Stimulants Poisoning among Patients Admitted to Khorshid Hospital in Isfahan [PDF]
مجله دانشکده پزشکی اصفهان, 2022 Background: Poisoning by opium and stimulants brings many patients to the poison emergency departments every year. This study planned to determine the risk factors for Opioid and Stimulant poisoning among patients admitted to the Khorshid Hospital ...
Gholamali Dorooshi +5 more
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Conditioned place preference and locomotor activity in response to methylphenidate, amphetamine and cocaine in mice lacking dopamine D4 receptors [PDF]
, 2010 Methylphenidate (MP) and amphetamine (AMPH) are the most frequently prescribed medications for the treatment of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
Bermeo, C. +6 more
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Prevalence of Substance Abuse among Teenagers in Damietta Governorate [PDF]
International Journal of Medical Arts, 2023 Background: Substance misuse among teenagers has increased dramatically in recent years, and drug abuse amongst younger people has also steadily increased, with more youngsters beginning to use substances at a young age.The Aim of the work: The purpose ...
Mohamed Nasr +4 more
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In vivo PET quantification of the dopamine transporter in rat brain with [¹⁸F]LBT-999. [PDF]
, 2013 INTRODUCTION: We examined whether [(18)F]LBT-999 ((E)-N-(4-fluorobut-2-enyl)2β-carbomethoxy-3β-(4'-tolyl)nortropane) is an efficient positron emission tomography (PET) tracer for the quantification of the dopamine transporter (DAT) in the healthy rat ...
Chalon, Sylvie +7 more
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Food-induced behavioral sensitization, its cross-sensitization to cocaine and morphine, pharmacological blockade, and effect on food intake [PDF]
, 2006 Repeated administration of abused drugs sensitizes their stimulant effects and results in a drug-paired environment eliciting conditioned activity. We tested whether food induces similar effects.
Le Merrer, Julie, Stephens, David N
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Behavioral and Brain Functions, 2008 Background ADHD is currently defined as a cognitive/behavioral developmental disorder where all clinical criteria are behavioral. Overactivity, impulsiveness, and inattentiveness are presently regarded as the main clinical symptoms.
Xu Tong, Sagvolden Terje
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Adolescent D-amphetamine treatment in a rodent model of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder: impact on cocaine abuse vulnerability in adulthood [PDF]
, 2016 RATIONALE: Stimulant medications for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in adolescents remain controversial with respect to later development of cocaine abuse.
Dwoskin, Linda P. +3 more
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