Methamphetamine is classified as a Schedule II stimulant by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), which means it has a high potential for abuse and is available legally only by prescription. When abused, it is commonly referred to as “speed”, “meth”, or “chalk” and has been in...
Methamphetamine, or meth for short, is astimulant medication. Originally taken as a decongestant, antidepressant and weight loss aid, methamphetamine was once widely and legally available in tablet and injectable forms.After wide popularity in the 1960s, meth was classified as a schedule II ...
Methamphetamine (N-methyl-1-phenyl-propan-2-amine), also known as meth, crystal, chalk, and ice, is a psychoactive substance that stimulates the central nervous system when ingested. It belongs to a drug class called “psychomotor stimulants,” as it produces increased energy and attention.1It...
It is, therefore, classified as a Schedule II drug under the Convention on Psychotropic Substances. Other drugs in this cate- gory are cocaine and phencyclidine (PCP). Most nonmedical METH comes from illegal laboratories, where it is commonly made by the reduction of ephedrine or pseudoephedrine...
Methamphetamine is a white powder that is commonly calledSpeed,Meth, andChalk. It can be smoked, snorted, injected, or taken orally. When smoked, it is commonly calledIce,Crystal,Crank, andGlass. Meth is a potent stimulant, and under the Controlled Substances Act is classified as a Class ...
Methamphetamine(METH) is an extremely potent syntheticpsychostimulantcompound used worldwide, primarily as a recreational drug. This drug has high addictive potential and abuse can result in severe psychological and physical dependence. It is, therefore, classified as a Schedule II drug under theConvent...
However, there is a small body of literature suggesting that glutamate transmis- sion is involved in the reinforcing effects of methamphe- tamine. Receptors for glutamate are classified as either ionotropic (such as the N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA), a-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazole...
Psychostimulant methamphetamine (METH) is neurotoxic to the brain and, therefore, its misuse leads to neurological and psychiatric disorders. The gene regulatory network (GRN) response to neurotoxic METH binge remains unclear in most brain regions. Here
To address this concern, as is shown in Table 4, classified as being impaired within a particular domain some researchers have focused their efforts exclusively on because their individual score was at least 2 SDs below the assessing cognitive functioning of methamphetamine users mean for published ...
His condition was evaluated according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition, Text Revision (DSM-5-TR), and he was classified as having a severe methamphetamine use disorder with a score of 9 on the severity scale (Table 1). Table 1. Evaluation of the ...