title: Methamphetamine and the expanding complications of amphetamines.
abstract: During the past 10 years, the use of methamphetamine has increased rapidly in the West and throughout the United States. Because of this increase, our attention has focused on methamphetamine's toxicity. Methamphetamine and related compounds generate many of the same toxic effects as cocaine. Because of methamphetamine's widespread use, clinicians should be familiar with its medical effects and toxicity and with treatment options for acute and long-term effects of methamphetamine abuse.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of California, Davis, Medical Center, Sacramento 95817, USA. tealbertson@ucdavis.edu
authors.forename: T E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Albertson
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Derlet
authors.forename: B E
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Van Hoozen
mesh_terms: D019969:Amphetamine-Related Disorders; D002319:Cardiovascular System / Q000187:drug effects; D002490:Central Nervous System / Q000187:drug effects; D000697:Central Nervous System Stimulants / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000633:toxicity; D006801:Humans; D008694:Methamphetamine / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000633:toxicity
chemical_list: D000697:Central Nervous System Stimulants; D008694:Methamphetamine