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Article: Methamphetamine a dangerously addictive stimulant
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- December 29, 1996
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Q. There's been a lot on the news and in the paper about a drug
called methamphetamine. What can you tell us about it?
A. Methamphetamine is but one form of a class of drugs called
amphetamines or stimulants. Stimulants affect the central nervous
system by acting on the brain's supply of chemical messengers and by
changing the pattern through which nerves in the brain send off
signals. They also affect the body's cardiovascular and temperature
regulation systems (causing increases in heart rate and body
temperature). Used under appropriate supervision, these medications
do have legitimate uses, for example in treatment of attention
deficit hyperactivity disorder or obesity.
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