Methamphetamine Withdrawal May Lead To Brain-Related Concerns For Recovering Addicts

University of Florida researchers have found changes in the behavior and in the brains of mice in withdrawal from methamphetamine addiction. These findings may affect the way physicians treat recovering methamphetamine addicts, the researchers write in the current issue of the journal Synapse. "When people treat drug addicts, they need to know that during withdrawal, people in recovery may experience cognitive consequences," said Habibeh Khoshbouei, Ph.D., an associate professor of neuroscience and psychiatry in the UF College of Medicine. "Their brain chemistry has changed...
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