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Psychostimulant Use and the Brain

Scientific article
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Over the past decade there has been an increase in the manufacture and use of psychostimulants in countries around the world. Around two-thirds of illicit psychostimulant users are male with average age of use for methamphetamine and...

Stop Funding Southeast Asia’s Brutal Drug War

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The New York Times published an opinion article on Asia's anti-drug programs and where U.S. involvement has not helped. The article highlights the need for greater drug demand reduction efforts to combat the growing meth crisis in the...

Rise in Glutamate Levels Can Be Used to Predict Drug High

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A study funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) explores the action of psychostimulant drugs on glutamate, one of the most abundant neurotransmitters in the human body. Drugs with a stimulant effect are commonly prescribed to...
Rise in glutamate levels can be used to predict drug high