Methamphetamine is a potent psychostimulant that can induce psychosis among
recreational and chronic users, with some users developing a persistent psychotic syndrome …

In the past two decades a trickle of manuscripts examining the non-neuronal central nervous
system immune consequences of the drugs of abuse has now swollen to a significant body …

Written for practitioners in the field, this critically acclaimed bestseller provides authoritative
information focused on the investigation of drug-related deaths and practical approaches to …

In vitro human studies show that the metabolism of most amphetamine-like psychostimulants
is regulated by the polymorphic cytochrome P450 isozyme CYP2D6. Two compounds …

The prevalent view today is that schizophrenia is a syndrome rather than a specific disease.
Liability to schizophrenia is highly heritable. It appears that multiple genetic and …

Addiction to drugs is a chronic, relapsing brain disease that has major medical, social, and
economic complications. It has been established that genetic factors contribute to the …

Administration of amphetamine and methamphetamine can elicit psychiatric adverse effects
at acute administration, binge use, withdrawal, and chronic use. Most troublesome of these …

When drug‐induced psychoses were first identified in the mid‐20th century, schizophrenia
was considered a discrete disease with a likely genetic cause. Consequently, drug‐induced …

The pervasiveness and mortality associated with methamphetamine abuse has doubled
during the past decade suggesting a possible worldwide substance use crisis. Epitomizing …

Methamphetamine is a potent and highly addictive psychostimulant, and one of the most
widely used illicit drugs. Over recent years, its global usage and seizure have been on a …