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  Amphetamine Abuse Linked To Heart Attacks In Young Adults

  June 4, 2008 — Young adults who abuse amphetamines may be at greater risk of suffering a heart attack. Amphetamines may contribute to heart attacks by increasing heart rate and blood pressure and by causing ... > full story
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  Methamphetamine Use In Pregnancy Damages Learning Ability Of Offspring, Study Suggests

  April 9, 2008 — Using a guinea pig model that can assess neural changes in offspring born to mothers given methamphetamine during an otherwise normal pregnancy, researchers provide new evidence for the cognitive ... > full story
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  Methamphetamine Addiction Mechanism Discovered, Explains Why Cravings Last So Long

  April 9, 2008 — Repeatedly stimulating the mouse brain with methamphetamine depresses important areas of the brain, and those changes can only be undone by reintroducing the drug, according to new research. It ... > full story
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  Club Drugs Inflict Damage Similar To Traumatic Brain Injury

  November 29, 2007 — Researchers say certain club drugs trigger a chemical chain reaction in the brain similar to what occurs during traumatic brain injury, leading to cell death, memory loss and potentially irreversible ... > full story
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  Feline Virus, Antiviral Drug Studied To Understand Drug Resistance

  October 10, 2007 — Researchers will spend the next two years testing their theories about just how an AIDS-like virus in cats is able to resist the powerful medicines that are thrown against it. It's one of the latest ... > full story
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  Meth Use May Increase Risk Of Spreading HIV and Other STDs, Study Suggests

  August 27, 2007 — New findings that one in 20 North Carolina men who have sex with men (MSM) reported using crystal methamphetamine during the previous month suggests increased risk for spreading HIV and other ... > full story
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  Meth Exposure In Young Adults Leads To Long-Term Behavioral Consequences

  August 14, 2007 — Methamphetamine exposure in young adults may lead to long-term behavioral consequences later in life. The new work examines the idea that methamphetamine puts young users at risk of developing ... > full story
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  Crystal Methamphetamine Use In Young Adults May Be Higher Than Previously Reported

  June 27, 2007 — Crystal methamphetamine use among young adults in the United States is considerably higher than previous surveys indicate, according to new research funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse ... > full story
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  Chronic Methamphetamine Abuse Linked To Cardiovascular Disease, Study Suggests

  June 25, 2007 — Scientists have found that chronic abuse of the highly addictive drug methamphetamine may be an unrecognized risk factor in the development of a number of potentially serious cardiovascular disorders ... > full story
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  New Vaccines Help Kick Drug Habits

  June 21, 2007 — A pair of new vaccines designed to combat cocaine and methamphetamine dependencies not only relieve addiction but also minimize withdrawal ... > full story

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