Study finds predictors for youth violence and drugs
...nge of other drugs, from cigarettes and alcohol to methamphetamine andheroin. Surprisingly, the only drug whose use was found to significantly predictlater violence, when contrasted with other drug use predictors was marijuana. In the study the authors comment that "the relevance of marijuana use to theperpetuation ...Drug trends among American teens
...cent in 12th-grade. Since the question on overall methamphetamine use was added to the survey for the first time in 1999, no trend statistics are yet available for that more general class of drugs.) A "club drug" added to the study in 1996, rohypnol---one of the so-called "date rape drugs"---showed a small decli...Methamphetamine abuse linked to long-term damage to brain cells
...arts of the brains of 26 participants who had used methamphetamine and then compared them with measurements of the sa...to 21 months, this research strongly suggests that methamphetamine abuse causes harmful physical changes in the brain that can last for many months and perhaps longer ...Methamphetamine, cocaine abusers have different patterns of use
Studies supported by NIDA show that methamphetamine abusers typically use the drug 20 days per month, ...ts in measures of reasoning and concentration, but methamphetamine abusers perform more poorly than cocaine abusers on tests measuring perceptual speed and the ability...NIDA experts to discuss drug abuse, treatment, and prevention at APA Convention in Chicago
... and a contingency management approach to treating methamphetamine dependence are among the topics to be presented. Dr. Frank Vocci, Director of NIDAs Division of Treatment Research and Development, will serve as discussant for this symposium. The session will start at 9 a.m. on Friday in McCormick PlaceSouth Buil...UCLA researchers release profile of proposition 36-eligible drug offenders
...ut half of SACPA offenders in treatment identified methamphetamine as their primary drug problem, and researchers rep...0 percent of SACPA offenders in treatment reported methamphetamine as their primary drug problem, followed by cocaine/crack (15 percent), marijuana (12 percent) and he...Methamphetamine withdrawal associated with brain changes seen in mood disorders
...ntly stopped abusing the powerfully addictive drug methamphetamine may have brain abnormalities similar to those seen...gest practitioners could improve success rates for methamphetamine users receiving addiction treatment by also providing therapy for depression and anxiety in appropri...Crystal methamphetamine use increases HIV risk
The use of crystal methamphetamine by men who have sex with men (MSM) increases the r...x with multiple partners. HIV rates are high among methamphetamine users, putting younger MSM at an increased risk for infection. Meth-induced lapses in judgment lead...Proposed addiction treatment successful, safe in second small trial
...results in the treatment of long-term addiction to methamphetamine and/or cocaine, with no visual side effects in any...ffective in treating addiction to both cocaine and methamphetamine is particularly promising, given that methamphetamine abuse is one of the fastest growing drug probl...Proposed addiction treatment successful, safe in second small trial
...results in the treatment of long-term addiction to methamphetamine and/or cocaine, with no visual side effects in any...ffective in treating addiction to both cocaine and methamphetamine is particularly promising, given that methamphetamine abuse is one of the fastest growing drug probl...Methamphtetamine's ruinous effects on children documented in Midwest study
...ctive effect on rural families and their children, methamphetamine may be in a class of its own, based on the first s...a "thunderstorm" of family problems, then the drug methamphetamine brings a "tornado" by comparison, says one of the researchers. The professionals and caregivers who...Study examines consequences of Thailand's 'war on drugs'
... those who quit heroin said they switched to using methamphetamine and other drugs. The researchers also found the wa...any of the injection drug users switched to taking methamphetamine and other drugs when heroin became more expensive and harder to obtain." Thailand's war on drugs beg...Drug abuse treatment slashes HIV-related sex behaviors in urban meth addicts
... four behavioral drug abuse treatments in reducing methamphetamine use and HIV-related sexual risk behaviors among 162 gay and bisexual methamphetamine addicts in Los Angeles County. Treatment produced immediate, three-fold reductions in methamphetamin...Chemists identify immune system mechanism for methamphetamine binges
...es that the immune system may be able to recognize methamphetamine and boost tolerance to the drug through an unusual...rug can engage the body's defense system to attack methamphetamine in such a way that makes users inclined to use more of the drug, the researchers say. Their study, w...