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Running Away From Addiction: Can Exercise Attenuate Methamphetamine-Induced Neurotoxicity?, Ashley N. Fricks-Gleason
Running Away From Addiction: Can Exercise Attenuate Methamphetamine-Induced Neurotoxicity?, Ashley N. Fricks-Gleason
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Methamphetamine (METH) abuse continues to be a major public health concern. Use is endemic in the Western states and growing in the Midwest; Colorado currently ranks 7th in the nation for total number of METH users over the age of 25. Psychostimulant abuse carries with it several potential health risks, including addiction, and METH abuse carries the additional danger of permanent brain injury. It is well established that exposure to multiple high doses of METH produces damage to central monoamine systems. Long-lasting decreases in markers of dopamine (DA) innervation of the striatum have been reported in both human METH abusers …