Methamphetamine Enters Brain Quickly and Lingers

Courtesy Brookhaven National Laboratory News  Mon, 10/13/2008 - 01:00

Using positron emission tomography (PET) to track tracer doses of methamphetamine in humans’ brains, scientists at Brookhaven Lab find that the addictive and long-lasting effects of this increasingly prevalent drug can be explained in part by its pharmacokinetics — the rate at which it enters and clears the brain, and its distribution.


 

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