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Methamphetamine [note 1] (contracted from N-methylamphetamine) is a potent central nervous system (CNS) stimulant that is mainly used as a recreational or performance-enhancing drug and less commonly as a second-line treatment for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). [24]
Methamphetamine is FDA approved for the treatment of ADHD and exogenous obesity. It is dispensed in the USA under the trademark name "Desoxyn" [22] and manufactured by Ovation Pharmaceuticals. [23] The levorotary form of methamphetamine, called levomethamphetamine, is an over-the-counter drug used in nasal decongestants inhalers. [24]
[4] [9] [10] In the 1950s, there was a rise in the legal prescription of methamphetamine to the American public. [19] Methamphetamine constituted half of the amphetamine salts for the original formulation for the diet drug Obetrol. [19] Methamphetamine was also marketed for sinus inflammation or non-medicinal purposes as "pep pills" or "bennies ...
A study published in the American Journal of Psychiatry in September 2024 alarmingly found that high dose prescription amphetamines — which are stimulants and a first-line treatment for ADHD ...
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder management options are evidence-based practices with established treatment efficacy for ADHD.Approaches that have been evaluated in the management of ADHD symptoms include FDA-approved pharmacologic treatment and other pharmaceutical agents, psychological or behavioral approaches, combined pharmacological and behavioral approaches, cognitive training ...
Cocaine and methamphetamine, for example, both increase levels of dopamine in the brain, albeit through different processes. As a result, people using cocaine may respond and behave very ...
Amphetamine [note 2] (contracted from alpha-methylphenethylamine) is a central nervous system (CNS) stimulant that is used in the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), narcolepsy, and obesity; it is also used to treat binge eating disorder in the form of its inactive prodrug lisdexamfetamine.
Methamphetamine accounts for 84% of illegal drug use in Japan and has a relatively high street value in the country (around 10 times the street value in production regions). [18] Netherlands: Unenforced: Illegal: Illegal: Illegal: Methamphetamine is not approved for medical use in The Netherlands. It falls under Schedule I of the Opium Act. [19]