Methamphetamine and the expanding complications of amphetamines.
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.
Albertson
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Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of California, Davis, Medical Center, Sacramento 95817, USA. tealbertson@ucdavis.edu
Derlet
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Van Hoozen
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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
D000697:Central Nervous System Stimulants; D008694:Methamphetamine