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Addiction Medicine
Meth addiction mechanism discovered
April 27th, 2008
Researchers have identified, for the first time, long-term changes in the brain circuitry of methamphetamine-addicted mice that can explain why the craving of addiction is so stubborn and long-lived. The research could lead to more effective treatments for addiction to methamphetamine and related drugs. Nigel Bamford and colleagues published their findings in the April 10, 2008, issue of the journal Neuron, published by Cell Press. In their experiments, the researchers treated mice with methamphetamine and studied how long exposure to the drug affected levels of the brain chemical dopamine. Researchers have long known that methamphetamine and...
Source: Pharma Investments, Ventures & Law Weekly (2008-04-27)
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