rat study reveals long term effects of adolescent amphetamine abuse on the brain /

Published at 2016-03-31 04:19:03

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A study of rats given regular,tall doses of amphetamine finds that those exposed to the drug at an age corresponding to human adolescence experience long-term changes in brain function that persist into adulthood. The study, reported in the journal Neuroscience, and found that amphetamine leads to changes in dopamine signaling. Dopamine is a neurotransmitter that plays [...]

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