Drug users' brain damage Sep 6, 2010
Researchers scanned the brains of 30 patients who had been admitted to emergency for problems related to amphetamine use and interviewed them for the study. About half, or 14 patients, admitted to suffering memory problems when not high on drugs, according to the study by doctors at Royal Perth Hospital. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Amphetamine Use Increases Risk of Aortic Tears in Young Adults, Study Suggests Aug 31, 2010
30, 2010) Young adults who abuse amphetamines may be at greater risk of suffering a tear in the main artery leading from the heart, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have found ... In the study, published in the August issue of American Heart Journal, researchers examined medical records from nearly 31 million people between 18 and 49 years old hospitalized from 1995 to 2007 and found that amphetamine abuse was associated with a threefold increase in the odds of aortic dissection ...... (Science Daily)
Hawthorn footballer 'party drug' collapse Aug 31, 2010
The football club would not respond to suggestions that Tuck was found to have used the illicit ''party'' drug known as GHB - gamma hydroxybutyrate - a liquid amphetamine. The drug, which is classified as a sedative-hypnotic, can slow breathing down to a potentially fatal rate, especially when used in combination with alcohol. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
JeffPearlmanPearls Of Wisdom The players -- and their bodies -- can't handle an 18-game slate. Aug 30, 2010
Ted Johnson, the standout Patriots linebacker from 1995-2004, suffers from amphetamine addiction, depression and headaches related to post-concussion syndrome and Second Impact Syndrome. Only 38, he already shows signs of early Alzheimer's disease. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- NFL)
Forum: Tax dollars thrown away on experiments Aug 19, 2010
At Yale University, experimenter Marina Picciotto has squandered nearly $10 million in taxpayer money from the National Institutes of Health for nicotine, amphetamine and cocaine addiction experiments on monkeys, mice and rats ... At Harvard Medical School's McLean Hospital, Jack Bergman has conducted federally funded experiments on squirrel monkeys in which they were isolated in steel cages, addicted to methamphetamines and cocaine, strapped in restraint chairs and given electric shocks. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Amphetamines Could Damage Heart Artery Aug 19, 2010
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Young adults who abuse amphetamines may be more likely to suffer an often fatal tear in the body's main artery, the aorta, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday. A study of medical records from 31 million people aged 18 to 49 and hospitalized from 1995 to 2007 found that those who had abused amphetamines had triple the odds of aortic dissection, the team at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center said ... Amphetamines, often called speed or crank, are widely abused... (MEDLINEplus)
A World Of Pain Heinz Kluetmeier/SIBrett Favre, who holds the NFL record with 285 consecutive starts, was seriously addicted to painkillers at one point.Football is a game of repeated, violent collisions. So it's no wonder that painkillers are prevalent. But Michael McCann says the NFL's policy toward monitoring abuse is seriously lacking. Aug 12, 2010
But for the vast majority of players, unless there is reasonable cause, the collective bargaining agreement mandates no testing for the likes of cocaine, marijuana, amphetamine, opiates (morphine and codeine) and phencyclidine (PCP) until April. Over-the-counter pain medicines, such as Tylenol or Aleve, are not tested, nor are prescription pain medicines such as Vicodin, Demerol, Percocet or OxyContin. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- NFL)
Medical marijuana: Helpful or harmful? Aug 3, 2010
Sam wrote on Aug 1, 2010 10:20 PM:" My uncle is has his medical marijuana card, and he is a terminal cancer patient. I think it's very unfair to say that marijuana is only a drug, and not a medicine. All medications are 'drugs', and many of them are abused. But that does not take away the legitimacy of the treatment itself. I find it strange that legalization of marijuana is such a hot topic when so many children are prescribed Ritalin, and Adderall (which is an amphetamine) but no one seems to... (Ontario Argus Observer, OR)
Diagnostic Laboratory Services: Amphetamine use up 70% Jul 28, 2010
Diagnostic Laboratory Services: Amphetamine use up 70 ... Amphetamine use by those working or trying to get a job in Hawaii is up 70 percent compared to a year ago, according to statistics released by ... The ice (amphetamine) use trend is definitely continuing, Carl Linden, Diagnostic Laboratory Services scientific director of toxicology, said in a statement. (Pacific Business News, HI)
Redman handed 100-game suspension Jul 27, 2010
Redman, already currently serving a 50-game suspension for violating the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program, received an additional 100-game suspension for testing positive for an amphetamine. The new suspension will be effective upon completion of his current 50-game suspension that began June 25. (MLB.com -- Los Angeles Dodgers)
Information on Methylphenidate and ... Jul 19, 2010
Information on Methylphenidate and Amphetamine Abuse ... Information on Methylphenidate and Amphetamine Abuse. (Suite101.com)
FDA Panel Votes Against New Diet Drug Qnexa Jul 17, 2010
The pill contains the amphetamine phentermine -- supposedly the safer of two active ingredients in the infamous diet pill , which was pulled from the market in 1997 because of its link to heart damage. Qnexa also contains the anticonvulsant topiramate. (ABC News)
FDA to Review New Weight-Loss Drugs Jul 13, 2010
Qnexa contains the amphetamine phentermine -- one half the ingredients of the popular combination diet pill Fen-phen, ultimately pulled by Wyeth, its manufacturer in 1997 because of its link to heart damage. Fujioka said although it proved dangerous in the combination, there were no safety issues with phentermine by itself. (ABC News)
FDA reviewing new weight-loss drug Jul 12, 2010
Two of the drugs submitted for approval simply combine existing drugs an anticonvulsant and an amphetamine but have worrying side effects. The third, a new medication, is safer but less effective. (Boston Globe)
Putting Addiction to Bed: Sleep Drugs Could Subdue Cravings, Too Jul 2, 2010
Although narcoleptics were sometimes treated with potent amphetamines to help them stay awake, they never became addicted to the drugs ... In a recent study Davide Quarta and his co-workers at Glaxo-SmithKline Medicines Research Center in Verona, Italy, confirmed that when the company s experimental orexin blocker SB-334867 was admin-istered to rats along with amphetamine their brains released less dopamine and they became less sensitized to the stimulant than controls did, even with repeated... (Scientific American)
- Rebels step up drug sales to fight junta Jun 23, 2010
Elections promised for Myanmar this year have sparked an explosion in drug trafficking into Thailand, as rebel armies, fearful of a final, pre-poll crackdown by the ruling junta, trade heroin and amphetamines for guns ... Afghanistan now produces more, but drug barons in Myanmar have turned to manufacturing massive quantities of amphetamines and methamphetamines X which can be produced cheaply in small, hidden laboratories, without the need for hectares of exposed land ... This year will be the... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
Helping the brain's messengers get from A to B Jun 11, 2010
Because widely used medications for depression modulate this transport process by binding to the transporters, the new findings help explain how the medications work, and the way in which stimulants like cocaine and amphetamine produce their effects. This new understanding should also prove useful in the development of more targeted medication therapies for anxiety, depression, schizophrenia and substance abuse. (EurekAlert!)
Braves minor-leaguers suspended May 28, 2010
PITTSBURGH Three Braves minor league infielders have been slapped with 50-game suspensions after testing positive for amphetamines. Albaro Yoel Campusano, Geraldo Rodriguez and Amadeo Zazueta, all with Class-A Myrtle Beach of the Carolina League, were suspended after each tested positive for an amphetamine ... Amphetamines are classified by baseball as a banned, performance-enhancing substances. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Braves option Kimbrel, call up Martinez May 26, 2010
PITTSBURGH -- Major League Baseball announced Friday that three Braves Minor Leaguers have received 50-game suspensions after testing positive for an amphetamine, a performance-enhancing substance banned under Minor League Baseball's Drug Prevention and Treatment Program. Infielders Albaro "Yoel" Campusano, Geraldo Rodriguez and Amadeo Zazueta, currently playing for Class A Advanced Myrtle Beach, will all immediately begin serving their suspensions. (MLB.com -- Atlanta Braves)
* Sport Briefs May 24, 2010
Williams tested positive for an amphetamine at a meeting in Spain in July last year. Williams said on Saturday he took sleeping tablets and used an inhaler on his way to the meeting, and indicated the medications on a form filled out for doping control. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
She's Hooked: Allure of Vices Tied to a Woman's Monthly Cycle May 11, 2010
Removing the ovaries of female rats so that the no longer produce estrogen can diminish their tendency to seek out stimulants such as cocaine and amphetamine. In addition, giving estrogen to female rats whose ovaries have been removed can shorten the path to addiction. (Scientific American)
SWAMINOMICS: How Raman Effect is being used by US today May 9, 2010
At the scene of a crime, or during airport security checks, the scanner can tell whether a substance is heroin, crack cocaine, amphetamine, or plain chalk. Security experts can programme scanners to detect different sorts of explosives such as RDX or nitroglycerine. (India Times)
Click to watch: Popping Pills A Popular Way To Boost Brain Power Apr 23, 2010
People have used amphetamine 'diet pills' to enhance study since the 1950's. The questions I have are whether they work for this purpose of study and what are the long term effects. (CBS News -- 60 minutes II)
Washington: I also used marijuana, amphetamines Apr 2, 2010
(AP) A day after acknowledging he failed a drug test for cocaine last year, Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington admits he used marijuana and amphetamines while he was a player ... Washington made his latest admission before Texas played a "B'' game against Milwaukee on a practice field. On Wednesday, Washington said he tested positive for cocaine in a Major League Baseball test last July. He told Rangers management and MLB about the cocaine he said he used it only once before the test result... (Alva Review Courier, OK)
Bauman: Washington faces tough task Mar 21, 2010
Later, Washington admitted that he had used amphetamines and marijuana during his playing days ... But the revelation about amphetamine use by someone who played in the '80s ... It would have been bigger news if he had said that he had NOT used amphetamines. (MLB.com -- Texas Rangers)
Rangers Washington admits to other drug use Mar 19, 2010
Manager says he took marijuana, amphetamines when he was playing ... - A day after acknowledging he failed a drug test for cocaine last year, Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington admits he used marijuana and amphetamines while he was a player ... Washington did not detail how often he used marijuana and amphetamines, or describe what kind of amphetamines he took. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Washington used amphetamines, pot as player Mar 19, 2010
Texas Rangers' Ron Washington said he used amphetamines and marijuana during his playing days - ESPN Dallas ... -- A day after apologizing for using cocaine last season, manager Ron Washington said that he used amphetamines and marijuana during his playing career ... After learning he failed that test, Washington told ESPN's Pedro Gomez that he informed the Rangers of his amphetamine use. (ESPN -- Baseball)
Psychopaths' Brains May Focus Solely on Reward Mar 18, 2010
In the study, researchers studied the brain's reward system as subjects received low doses of amphetamine and played a game. The researchers think it's possible that people with hypersensitive reward systems "may become focused on a chance to get a reward, and less able to shift their attention until they get what they're after," said Joshua Buckholtz, doctoral candidate in neuroscience and the lead author of the study, in a statement. (MEDLINEplus)
Mouse Model Reveals a Cause of ADHD Mar 12, 2010
The researchers also found that the CK1 -overexpressing mice became less hyper in response to amphetamine and methylphenidate (Ritalin) in a way similar to that of ADHD patients. Finally, biochemical studies by Postdoctoral Associate Heike Rebholz showed that both classes of dopamine receptors, D1R and D2R, are significantly reduced in the CK1 -overexpressing mice, further evidence that the dopaminergic system is severely affected. (Science Daily)
Kava-Kava for Mental Well-Being Mar 6, 2010
Derived from a shrub native to the Pacific Islands, Kava-Kava extract contains powerful compounds called Kavalactones, one of which has chemical similarities to the psychoactive amphetamine MDMA. Kava-Kava extract appears to calm the limbic system (the emotional center of the brain) and also acts to relax the muscular system, thus making it an appropriate remedy for headaches, backaches, and other tension-related pain. While its total impact on the brain is still not clear, it's apparent that... (Suite101.com)
Outfielder Lin making good contact Mar 4, 2010
While in the Seattle organization, Sosa was banned 50 games for amphetamine use. I had a little problem with the consulate there, said Sosa. (Boston Globe)
Barnett defends NZ transplant for junkie Feb 26, 2010
She had needed a new organ after acute liver failure caused by 12 years of amphetamine and heroin addiction. WA Health Minister Kim Hames on Thursday said the state government would pay to fly Ms Murray and her father to New Zealand for assessment at Auckland Hospital, which has the only adult-to-adult live donor liver transplant unit in Australasia. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Rangers' Gutierrez suspended 50 games Feb 12, 2010
Rangers pitching prospect Danny Gutierrez on Thursday was suspended 50 games by Major League Baseball after testing positive for a performance-enhancing amphetamine. Rangers general manager Jon Daniels said Thursday that Gutierrez claimed the positive test resulted from traces of the banned stimulant contained in the attention-deficit-disorder (ADD) drug Adderall, which Gutierrez has a prescription for. (MLB.com -- Texas Rangers)
Rachel-Zenyatta on for $5 million Feb 12, 2010
Texas Rangers minor league pitcher Danny Gutierrez has been suspended for the first 50 games of the season following a positive test for an amphetamine. Football Giants release linebacker Pierce The New York Giants released 31-year-old linebacker Antonio Pierce, who quarterbacked the defense for the past five years in a tenure that included four trips to the playoffs and a Super Bowl victory over the Patriots in 2008. (Boston Globe)
Old Men And The Wait And See Mike McGinnis/Sports IllustratedPedro Martinez didn't find a team until mid July in 2009 but he became a key part of the Phillies' postseason staff.Pedro Martinez. Nomar Garciaparra. John Smoltz. Each is a major award winner. Each is at least 36. And each is one of many fading stars still looking for work, writes Tom Verducci. Feb 11, 2010
You can blame it on the Testing Era, the amphetamine ban, the economy, better informed general managers, the renewed emphasis on defense or the cyclical nature of sport (it's likely a little bit of all), but fewer older players are having an impact and commanding value as they once did. "There are two components that are fairly obviously being emphasized: age and defense," said one GM. "Like a lot of trends, the more they are understood the more they can be overemphasized. But with age and... (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- MLB)
Fake Drugs Bought on the Web Pose Big Health Risks Feb 2, 2010
Study author Dr. Graham Jackson, a cardiologist at London Bridge Hospital in the United Kingdom, said: "The first danger is people don't know what's in it. Some are just talcum powder or brick dust, while some have a bit of Viagra or Cialis and some chemicals that have nothing to do with it. One batch actually contained amphetamine, which is an addictive drug. Tablets are made shiny with road paint or shoe polish. The content of the medication could be anything.". In 2008, four men in Singapore... (MEDLINEplus)
How Myanmar's opium grows Jan 29, 2010
The National Democratic Alliance Army in northeastern Shan State made the claim in 1997; the Kokang in northern Shan State in 2002; the United Wa State Army, which is known to have diversified into methamphetamine production, in 2005; and the Loi Maw area in northern Shan State, the birthplace and one of the former operating areas of notorious drug lord Khun Sa, in 2006 ... Nor did the UNODC acknowledge some groups' switch to large-scale amphetamine production, which has helped to cover profits... (Asia Times Online)
Newborns of Smokers Have Abnormal Blood Pressure Jan 27, 2010
He has led studies of the long-term effects of cocaine and amphetamine use during pregnancy ... "When we isolated tobacco effects, we showed that there are inborn neural effects of tobacco exposure similar to what we see in cocaine and methamphetamine abuse," he said. (MEDLINEplus)
FDA Adds Heart Attack Warning To Diet Pill Jan 26, 2010
The drug is related to the amphetamine family of stimulants. Shares of Abbott Laboratories fell 68 cents, or 1. (KIRO TV, WA)
FDA Warns of Heart Risks With Diet Drug Jan 22, 2010
The drug is related to the amphetamine family of stimulants, the news service said. More information. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
Heart patients shouldn't use diet pill, FDA says Jan 22, 2010
The drug is related to the amphetamine family of stimulants. Also in msnbc. (MSNBC -- Health)
Counterfeit Internet Drugs Pose Significant Risks and Discourage Vital Health Checks Jan 22, 2010
It found that that a Hungarian sample contained amphetamine, a UK sample contained caffeine and bulk lactose and that printer ink had been used to colour some samples blue. Other samples contained metronidazole, which can have significant adverse effects when combined with alcohol. (Science Daily)
