Meth Scourge Is Growing

Published March 26, 2013

Meth scourge is growing

Filed under: Cocaine Treatment News

The drug in its methamphetamine form was synthesized in 1893. During World War II, both sides used it to fight fatigue and suppress appetite in military personnel. Nowadays, it's only two FDA approved uses are to treat attention deficit hyperactivity …
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Study Pinpoints, Prevents Stress-Induced Drug Relapse in Rats

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Moreover, this new understanding allowed the researchers to prevent relapse to drug seeking in the animal model. When they treated rats that had recovered from cocaine addiction with a chemical that blocks the "kappa opioid receptors" that stress …
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Juneau police officers testify against bill reclassifying drug crimes

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Right now it's a felony to possess small amounts of narcotics, such as heroin, oxycodone, cocaine and methamphetamine, even if you do not intend to sell those drugs. Senate Bill 56 … “This bill, in many respects, may well be a disincentive to …
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