[Mechanism of methamphetamine intoxication and its medical identification]

Fa Yi Xue Za Zhi. 2012 Apr;28(2):126-9.
[Article in Chinese]

Abstract

Methamphetamine (MA) is a representative drug of amphetamine-type stimulants for central nervous system and has become one of the most dangerous drugs in the world recently. The present article reviews the pharmacological effects, distribution, metabolism, intoxication mechanism, the effects of MA on cardiovascular and central nervous systems of MA, and the current situation of forensic investigation on MA.

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Amphetamine-Related Disorders* / diagnosis
  • Amphetamine-Related Disorders* / metabolism
  • Amphetamine-Related Disorders* / pathology
  • Animals
  • Central Nervous System / drug effects
  • Central Nervous System / pathology
  • Central Nervous System Stimulants / blood
  • Central Nervous System Stimulants / metabolism
  • Central Nervous System Stimulants / poisoning*
  • Forensic Toxicology*
  • Humans
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Methamphetamine / blood
  • Methamphetamine / metabolism
  • Methamphetamine / poisoning*
  • Substance Abuse Detection / methods

Substances

  • Central Nervous System Stimulants
  • Methamphetamine