Central Nervous System Stimulants - Supply & distribution
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

The prevalence of methamphetamine and amphetamine abuse in North America: a review of the indicators, 1992-2007.

29 Apr 2008 INTRODUCTION: This paper reviews epidemiological information about methamphetamine production and use in North America. METHODS: Information is drawn from a range of sources, including, but not limited to, historical accounts, peer-reviewed papers, ... Read more...

The rise of methamphetamine in Southeast and East Asia.

29 Apr 2008 INTRODUCTION AND AIMS: Southeast and East Asia has become a global hub for methamphetamine production and trafficking over the past decade. This paper describes the rise of methamphetamine supply and to what extent use of the drug is occurring in ... Read more...

'Uppers' keep going up.

29 Sep 2007 Amphetamine-type stimulants are the second most widely used drugs in the world. Overprescription results in diversion for recreational use and the development of dependence. The internet plays a significant role in global misuse of amphetamine-type ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Central Nervous System Stimulants - Supply & distribution'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Brain gain: the underground world of neuroenhancing drugs. 25 Apr 2009
• The holy grail of supply control: have we found the evidence? 27 Feb 2009
• NICE guidance on ADHD. Diversion and abuse of methylphenidate in light of new guidance. 26 Oct 2008
• Increasing use of stimulants warns of potential abuse. 27 May 2008
• The prevalence of methamphetamine and amphetamine abuse in North America: a review of the indicators, 1992-2007. 29 Apr 2008
• The rise of methamphetamine in Southeast and East Asia. 29 Apr 2008
• 'Uppers' keep going up. 29 Sep 2007
• From attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder to medical stimulant use to the diversion of prescribed stimulants to non-medical stimulant use: connecting the dots. 29 Apr 2007
• Longitudinal modeling of genetic and environmental influences on self-reported availability of psychoactive substances: alcohol, cigarettes, marijuana, cocaine and stimulants. 18 Apr 2007
• Perceptions about behind-the-counter availability of pseudoephedrine. 30 Jan 2007
• One on one. Why can't I find Sudafed and other similar cold medications on drugstore shelves anymore? 30 Jan 2007
• Essays in public health and preventive medicine. The dangerous betel nut. 27 Feb 2006
• Sources of prescription drugs for illicit use. 30 Jul 2005
• [Increasing trend in prescription of methylphenidate in general practices in the north-east of The Netherlands, 1998-2003] 28 Jul 2005
• Trafficking in meth: an analysis of the differences between male and female dealers. 30 Dec 2004
• [The use of methylphenidate in children: analysis of prescription usage based in routine data of the statutory health insurance bodies concerning drug prescriptions] 30 May 2004
• Heavy coffee drinking and the risk of suicide. 30 Dec 1999
• [Control of stupefacient drugs] 30 Mar 1970

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Technical information about 'Central Nervous System Stimulants'

Definition: A loosely defined group of drugs that tend to increase behavioral alertness, agitation, or excitation. They work by a variety of mechanisms, but usually not by direct excitation of neurons. The many drugs that have such actions as side effects to their main therapeutic use are not included here.

Registry Number: 0

Descriptor UI: D000697

Alternative terms: Central Nervous System Stimulants; Central Stimulants; Stimulants, Central; Analeptics; Analeptic Drugs; Drugs, Analeptic; Analeptic Agents; Agents, Analeptic;

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage; adverse effects; analysis; antagonists & inhibitors; blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemical synthesis; classification; diagnostic use; economics; history; immunology; isolation & purification; metabolism; pharmacokinetics; pharmacology; poisoning; radiation effects; standards; supply & distribution; therapeutic use; toxicity; urine; chemistry; contraindications; agonists;

Tree Number: D27.505.696.282; D27.505.954.427.220;

Online Note: use CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS to search ANALEPTICS 1966-94

History Note: 95; was ANALEPTICS 1963-94; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS was see ANALEPTICS 1985-94

Technical Notes: GEN or unspecified; prefer specifics; consider also CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM /drug eff & BRAIN /drug eff; DF: CNS STIMULANTS