Responding to global stimulant use: challenges and opportunities

M Farrell, NK Martin, E Stockings, A Bórquez… - The Lancet, 2019‏ - thelancet.com
We did a global review to synthesise data on the prevalence, harms, and interventions for
stimulant use, focusing specifically on the use of cocaine and amphetamines. Modelling …

Pharmacological treatment of methamphetamine/amphetamine dependence: a systematic review

KJ Siefried, LS Acheson, N Lintzeris, N Ezard - CNS drugs, 2020‏ - Springer
Background Stimulant drugs are second only to cannabis as the most widely used class of
illicit drug globally, accounting for 68 million past-year consumers. Dependence on …

[HTML][HTML] Non-pharmacological interventions for methamphetamine use disorder: a systematic review

PV AshaRani, A Hombali, E Seow, WJ Ong… - Drug and Alcohol …, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Background Methamphetamine (METH) use is on the rise globally, with the number of
treatment seekers increasing exponentially across the globe. Evidence-based therapies are …

Time to relapse following treatment for methamphetamine use: a long-term perspective on patterns and predictors

ML Brecht, D Herbeck - Drug and alcohol dependence, 2014‏ - Elsevier
Introduction This paper describes methamphetamine (MA) use patterns, specifically the
duration of continuing abstinence (“time to relapse”) for periods averaging 5 years post …

Stroke and methamphetamine use in young adults: a review

JM Lappin, S Darke, M Farrell - Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & …, 2017‏ - jnnp.bmj.com
Background Methamphetamine use and stroke are significant public health problems.
Strokes among people aged below 45 years are much less common than in older age …

Dose-related psychotic symptoms in chronic methamphetamine users: evidence from a prospective longitudinal study

R McKetin, DI Lubman, AL Baker, S Dawe… - JAMA psychiatry, 2013‏ - jamanetwork.com
Context Methamphetamine is associated with psychotic phenomena, but it is not clear to
what extent this relationship is due to premorbid psychosis among people who use the drug …

Does methamphetamine use increase violent behaviour? Evidence from a prospective longitudinal study

R McKetin, DI Lubman, JM Najman, S Dawe… - …, 2014‏ - Wiley Online Library
Aims To determine whether violent behaviour increases during periods of
methamphetamine use and whether this is due to methamphetamine‐induced psychotic …

Chronic methamphetamine abuse and corticostriatal deficits revealed by neuroimaging

ED London, M Kohno, AM Morales, ME Ballard - Brain research, 2015‏ - Elsevier
Despite aggressive efforts to contain it, methamphetamine use disorder continues to be
major public health problem; and with generic behavioral therapies still the mainstay of …

Psychostimulant use and the brain

JM Lappin, GE Sara - Addiction, 2019‏ - Wiley Online Library
Psychostimulant users are typically young adults. We have conducted a narrative review of
neuropsychiatric harms associated with the psychostimulants methamphetamine …

Rates, characteristics and circumstances of methamphetamine‐related death in Australia: a national 7‐year study

S Darke, S Kaye, J Duflou - Addiction, 2017‏ - Wiley Online Library
Aims To (1) assess trends in the number and mortality rates of methamphetamine‐related
death in Australia, 2009–15;(2) assess the characteristics and the cause, manner and …