title: Why do we need an Addiction supplement focused on methamphetamine?
abstract: Methamphetamine is a substantial public health problem in many communities in the United States and in other parts of the world. In order to bring new knowledge about methamphetamine to policy makers, clinicians and researchers, this volume has compiled a set of articles containing new information about the drug and its effects. The articles contain information presented by researchers at two special methamphetamine meetings sponsored by the National Institute on Drug Abuse in 2005.
authors.affiliation: Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90025-7535, USA. rrawson@mednet.ucla.edu
authors.forename: Richard A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Rawson
authors.forename: Timothy P
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Condon
mesh_terms: D019969:Amphetamine-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology; D000697:Central Nervous System Stimulants / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003226:Congresses as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008694:Methamphetamine / Q000009:adverse effects*; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D000697:Central Nervous System Stimulants; D008694:Methamphetamine