Neuropsychotoxicity of Abused Drugs: Molecular and Neural Mechanisms of Neuropsychotoxicity Induced by Methamphetamine, 3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (Ecstasy), and 5-Methoxy-N,N-diisopropyltryptamine (Foxy)

Psychostimulants including amphetamines and cocaine, opioids including morphine, and some recreational drugs share the ability to cause drug dependence and addiction. Although these drugs of abuse primarily act on distinct molecular targets, such as monoamine transporters or receptors, they finally...

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Main Authors: Takayuki Nakagawa, Shuji Kaneko
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2008-01-01
Series:Journal of Pharmacological Sciences
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1347861319315294