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Causes of Meth Brain Damage Explored
April 18, 2006

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Research Summary

Animal studies show that amphetamines are converted into free radicals in the brain, which in turn can cause brain damage, HealthDay News reported April 13.

University of Toronto researchers said the mouse studies could explain how methamphetamine causes brain damage, even after the drug has been metabolized out of the body. The study authors said the enzyme prostaglandin H synthase (PHS) appears to play a role in converting amphetamines into free radicals, which can cause neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson's and Alzheimer's.

The study was published in the April 2006 issue of the FASEB (Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology) Journal.

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Posted by a.w.w on 04 Sep 08 01:39 AM EDT
I totally agree was a user and was terrified of depleting dopamine in my brain or damaging the part of my brain responsible for dopamine production always felt herky jerky feeling and heard of addicts causing non hereditary Parkinson's i just wasn't aware meth could cause it .I thought that was only heroin and cocaine addiction.

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