WATCH: This Is What Adderall Does To Your Brain
It's a little pill that can make you hyper-focused, suppress your appetite, and improve your mood and energy levels.
Sound familiar? Adderall is used by over 25 million people worldwide to treat ailments including ADHD, narcolepsy and depression -- and increasingly, the pills are being taken without a prescription to boost performance at school or work.
So what happens in your brain when you pop one? A new video from the American Chemical Society's series, Reactions, has some answers.
In short: It's all about the dopamine.
"People with ADHD tend to have lower levels of dopamine, the key chemical in the brain's rew...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - May 12, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
How does Adderall™ work? (video)
(American Chemical Society) More than 25 million people rely on Adderall and other similar drugs to help treat narcolepsy, depression and attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder. But how does amphetamine, the active ingredient in Adderall, work? This week, Reactions explains how amphetamine helps you focus. Check out the video here: https://youtu.be/MeJRBsghMt8. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - May 11, 2015 Category: Biology Source Type: news
FDA Warns Weight Loss, Workout Supplement Sellers Listing BMPEA: Amphetamine Relative Not Natural
It's not an amphetamine but it's pretty close chemically. What is clear is that it doesn't belong in natural dietary supplements and likely poses cardiovascular risks in users. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - April 23, 2015 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: David Kroll Source Type: news
Slippery Slope: Binge Eating Dx -- Gateway to Off-Label?
(MedPage Today) -- If an amphetamine is approved for binge-eating, will it be used off-label for weight loss? (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - April 19, 2015 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
27 fatalities from laboratory-confirmed exposure to PMMA (“Dr. Death”)
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Deaths from exposure to paramethoxymethamphetamine in Alberta and British Columbia, Canada: a case series. Nicol JJE et al. CMAJ Open. 2015 Jan 13;3(1):E83-9
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From June 2011 through April 2012, 27 deaths in the Canadian provinces of Albert and British Columbia were attributed to the hallucinogenic stimulant para-methoxy-N-methylamphetamine (PMMA) as the primary toxic agent based postmortem examination and toxicology results. PMMA is so dangerous that it is known on the street as “Death” and “Dr. Death.” This paper constitutes a retrospective review of those cases based on r...
Source: The Poison Review - April 18, 2015 Category: Toxicology Authors: Leon Tags: Best of TPR Medical alberta bath salt british columbia canada death dr. death ecstasy fatality hyperthermia mdma PMMA serotonin syndrome synthetic designer drug Source Type: news
Dietary Supplements Found to Contain Stimulant BMPEA
Some dietary supplements marketed for weight loss have been found to contain BMPEA, an amphetamine-like stimulant. (Source: NCCAM Featured Content)
Source: NCCAM Featured Content - April 15, 2015 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: NCCAM Source Type: news
FDA Accused Of Slacking On Dietary Supplement Dangers
The FDA has done a good job getting weight loss and erectile dysfunction products of the market that are adulterated with real drugs. So it's puzzling why it hasn't acted on thermogenic fat-burners and mind-sharpening supplements that contain the amphetamine relative, BMPEA. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - April 11, 2015 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: David Kroll Source Type: news
FDA Accused Of Dragging Heels On Dietary Supplement Dangers
The FDA has done a good job getting weight loss and erectile dysfunction products of the market that are adulterated with real drugs. So it's puzzling why it hasn't acted on thermogenic fat-burners and mind-sharpening supplements that contain the amphetamine relative, BMPEA. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - April 11, 2015 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: David Kroll Source Type: news
Major retailer pulls amphetamine-type diet supplement
Vitamin Shoppe says it will stop selling a number of products that contain BMPEA after reports that the ingredient is suspected to be unsafe (Source: Health News: CBSNews.com)
Source: Health News: CBSNews.com - April 11, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Well: Retailers to Stop Sales of Controversial Supplements
Some leading vitamin stores announced that they were pulling from their shelves a group of controversial supplements that may contain the amphetamine-like stimulant BMPEA. (Source: NYT)
Source: NYT - April 9, 2015 Category: Nutrition Authors: ANAHAD O'CONNOR Tags: Dietary Supplements and Herbal Remedies Body medicine and health Alternative Medicine Source Type: news
Well: Retailers to Stop Sales of Controversial Supplements
Some leading vitamin stores announced that they were pulling from their shelves a group of controversial supplements that may contain the amphetamine-like stimulant BMPEA. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - April 9, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: ANAHAD O'CONNOR Tags: Dietary Supplements and Herbal Remedies Body medicine and health Alternative Medicine Source Type: news
Vitamin Shoppe Pulls Products After Speed-Like Drug Found in Dietary Supplements
Acacia rigidula dietary supplements may contain synthetic amphetamine-like compound. (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - April 9, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Amphetamine Isomer Detected in Nutritional Supplements (FREE)
By Kelly Young
Edited by Susan Sadoughi, MD, and Richard Saitz, MD, MPH, FACP, FASAM
Beta-methylphenylethylamine (BMPEA), an amphetamine isomer, was still detected in Acacia rigidula supplements a year after the FDA first discovered the chemical's presence in supplements, according to a study in Drug … (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - April 9, 2015 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
