(From left): FAU students Katie Poquette and Nicole Litvinchuk in the lab with Lucia Carvelli, Ph.D. Amphetamine and its derivatives – including methamphetamine – are among the most widely abused ...
Chronic misuse of stimulants can result in mood swings, depression, irritability, and even psychosis. A notable case involved Amy (a pseudonym) in San Antonio, Texas. She misused Adderall, ...
Lucia Carvelli, Ph.D., associate professor of neuroscience at Florida Atlantic University's Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College and a member of the FAU Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute, has received a ...
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Amphetamine scrambles the brain’s sense of time by degrading prefrontal neuron coordination
A new study published in Neuropharmacology sheds light on how amphetamine, a stimulant often misused and prescribed to treat attention-related conditions, affects brain activity linked to executive ...
Share on Pinterest At high doses, prescription amphetamines, used to treat ADHD could increase a person’s risk of psychosis. Image credit: visualspace/Getty Images. Amphetamines are a drug used to ...
*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. The number of people hospitalized because of amphetamine use is skyrocketing in the United States, but the resurgence of the drug ...
A customs officer displays Captagon pills, part of the 789 kilogrammes (1739 pounds) of confiscated drugs, before its incineration in Sofia, 12, 2007. The drugs are worth around 68 million Levs (48 ...
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Drugs 'ruined our lives' as calls made for support
Warning: this article refers to drugs and drug taking throughout More funding is needed to support centres in Wales helping people with addiction, sector leaders have said. One service user at Penrhyn ...
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