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  Amphetamine, Cocaine Usage Increase Risk Of Stroke Among Young Adults

  April 2, 2007 — Increasing rates of amphetamine and cocaine usage by young adults significantly boost their risk of stroke, with amphetamine abuse associated with the greatest risk, researchers recently ... > full story
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  Methamphetamine Use Increases Risks Of Artery Tears And Stroke

  December 26, 2006 — Methamphetamine use may be associated with increased risks of major neck artery tears and stroke, according to an article published in the December 26, 2006, issue of Neurology, the scientific ... > full story
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  First Biomarker For Human Sleepiness Identified In Fruit Flies

  December 11, 2006 — Scientists have identified the first biochemical marker linked to sleep loss, an enzyme in saliva known as amylase, which increases in activity when sleep deprivation is ... > full story
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  Hair Samples Show Babies Can Be Exposed To 'Crystal Meth' While In The Womb

  October 31, 2006 — Babies can be exposed to methamphetamine or "crystal meth" while in the womb, reveals an analysis of hair samples, published ahead of print in the Fetal and Neonatal Edition of Archives of Disease in ... > full story
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  Stress Triggers Relapse In Meth Abuse, Study Finds

  October 18, 2006 — Oregon Health & Science University research showing stress triggers relapse of methamphetamine abuse in mice could be a step toward developing a drug to curb this frustrating obstacle to ... > full story
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  Use, As Well As 'Meth Mouth,' On The Rise

  October 6, 2006 — It's cheap, addictive and can harm your smile for life. Its use is also rapidly increasing both nationally and world-wide. It is methamphetamine. According to the National Survey on Drug Use and ... > full story
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  'Meth Mouth' Can Leave Users Toothless

  September 21, 2006 — Methamphetamine is a powerfully addictive drug that can seriously damage oral health, destroying a person's smile and natural ability to chew, according to the American Dental ... > full story
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  Methamphetamine Use Restricts Fetal Growth, Study Finds

  September 15, 2006 — Results from the first large-scale, prospective study of prenatal methamphetamine use show that newborns exposed to the drug are more than three times as likely to be born underweight. Appearing in ... > full story
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  Geography And Geospatial Technology Used To Study Patterns Of Seized Meth Lab

  September 8, 2006 — A Kansas State University geography professor is using geography and geospatial technology to describe the spatial patterns of seized meth labs in an area of Colorado and parts of Kansas, and to ... > full story
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  Meth Promotes Spread Of Virus In HIV-Infected Users

  August 4, 2006 — Researchers at the University at Buffalo have presented the first evidence that the addictive drug methamphetamine, or meth, also commonly known as "speed" or "crystal," increases production of a ... > full story

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