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Addiction Medicine
Reports from University of Florida advance knowledge in addiction medicine
May 11th, 2008
According to recent research published in the journal Addiction Biology, "Club drug abuse is a growing problem in the United States. Beyond addiction and toxicity are endocrine effects which are not well characterized." "Specifically, the changes in appetite following exposure to drugs of abuse are an interesting but poorly understood phenomenon. Serum hormones such as leptin, ghrelin, growth hormone (GH), and neuropeptide-Y (NP-Y) are known to affect appetite, but have not been studied extensively with drugs of abuse. In this work, we examine the effects of club drugs 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) (ecstasy) and methamphetamine (METH) (doses of 5, 20...
Source: Pharma Investments, Ventures & Law Weekly (2008-05-11)
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