by Valiant | Apr 8, 2016 | Addiction treatment, medical studies, methamphetamine addiction
The effect lasted into adulthood, and disrupted normal amounts of dopamine in the brain. This neurotransmitter has a critical role to play in experiencing pleasure, in attention, and in memory and learning. Joshua Gulley, a University of Illinois psychology professor...
by Valiant | Nov 20, 2015 | Drug abuse, methamphetamine addiction, teen drug use
Ice Effex is a new application that shows how crystal methamphetamine addiction can affect you. Trinity Lionel and Hadyn Cook, a couple from Australia, used $40,000 of their life savings in order to develop Ice Effex and the motivation came from the time they spend...
by Valiant | Apr 24, 2015 | Drug abuse, methamphetamine addiction, Prescription drug abuse, teen drug use
Stimulant abuse by employees is becoming more common in North America, and according to the experts there is no available data about just how prevalent this practice is but what is known is that the number of people who abuse stimulant drugs and who use performance...
by Valiant | Jan 5, 2015 | Addiction treatment, methamphetamine addiction
Amphetamine use, and the use of similar drugs like methamphetamine, increase the risk for Parkinson’s disease later in life according to new research. Parkinson’s disease is a disorder related to dopamine in the brain, and previous animal studies have...
by Valiant | Feb 10, 2014 | Addiction treatment, methamphetamine addiction
If someone you care about has a problem would you be able to spot the signs of a methamphetamine addiction? After this type of addiction has set in the symptoms experienced are usually severe, but in the early stages many may miss a methamphetamine addiction due to a...
by Valiant | Jun 29, 2013 | Addiction treatment, methamphetamine addiction
When meth is used then the user will typically experience an increase in heart rate and blood pressure almost immediately. An irregular heartbeat can be problematic and if the heart rhythm is not stable this can lead to a cardiac arrest or other cardiac event. Strokes...
