use of methamphetamine by young people: is there roason for concem?
The problem of methamphetamine (MA) use among adult populations world-wide persists and must be addressed, but there also is a need to examine MA use among young people ......51...... epidemiological data from around the world present a mixed picture, in many regions of the world MA use by adolescents appears to be a significant public health problem. There is extensive evidence demonstrating MA's toxicity on the adult human brain ......52...... over extended periods of time. There is concern that MA abuse by young people. ......sa brains are still maturing and developing, could ......54...... different types of neurological and psychiatric sequences Although, ......55....... on published brain imaging studies haven't reported on young MA users, a growing body of animal studies emerging. indicating that MA exposure causes different alterations in central nervous system serotonin and dopamine function is adolescent animals than those produced in adults.