Substance abuse and addiction are the most costly of all the neuropsychiatric disorders. In
the last decades, much progress has been achieved in understanding the effects of the …

The amphetamines, including amphetamine (AMPH), methamphetamine (METH) and 3, 4-
methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), are among abused drugs in the US and …

Methamphetamine (METH) is a highly addictive psychostimulant drug, whose abuse has
reached epidemic proportions worldwide. The addiction to METH is a major public concern …

High-dose administration of amphetamine-like compounds is associated with acute
behavioral toxicity (including stereotypic and self-injurious behavior and schizophrenic-like …

Psychostimulants abuse is a major public concern because is associated with serious health
complications, including devastating consequences on the central nervous system (CNS) …

Amphetamine-related drugs, such as 3, 4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) and
methamphetamine (METH), are popular recreational psychostimulants. Several preclinical …

The purpose of this review is to illustrate the ways in which molecular neurobiological
investigations will contribute to an improved understanding of drug addiction and, ultimately …

Drugs, Addiction, and the Brain explores the molecular, cellular, and neurocircuitry systems
in the brain that are responsible for drug addiction. Common neurobiological elements are …

RECENT SCIENTIFIC ADVANCES HAVE LED to a greater understanding of the
neurobiological processes that underlie drug abuse and addiction. These suggest that …

Opioid drugs are potent modulators of many physiological and psychological processes.
When given acutely, they can elicit the signature responses of euphoria and analgesia that …