Methamphetamine-induced psychosis occurs in approximately 40 percent of regular users and presents with paranoid delusions, auditory and visual hallucinations, and disorganised behaviour that can be clinically indistinguishable from paranoid schizophrenia. Unlike...
Yes, methamphetamine is an amphetamine. Both drugs are central nervous system stimulants that work by flooding the brain with dopamine. The difference is one methyl group on the chemical structure that makes methamphetamine cross the blood-brain barrier faster, reach...
A clinical guide to crystal methamphetamine, yaba, and the shabu epidemic across Thailand and the wider region Clinically reviewed by Dr. Ponlawat Pitsuwan, Physician, Phuket Island Rehab Shabu is the street name for crystalline methamphetamine, a potent central...
Yes, the brain can recover from methamphetamine use, and neuroimaging studies provide measurable proof. PET scans show that dopamine transporter (DAT) density in the striatum, which is severely reduced during active meth use, begins recovering within the first month...