by Society for the Study of Addiction Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA new study has found that it may be possible to use stimulants to treat stimulant use disorder. People with amphetamine-type stimulant use disorder who are treated with prescription psychostimulants such as methylphenidate and dextroamphetamine (commonly used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)) may...
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Amphetamines don’t improve motor recovery after stroke
A pilot clinical trial exploring the benefit of d-amphetamine combined with physical therapy for stroke patients found no evidence that the regimen improved post-stroke motor recovery. A blood clot forming in the carotid artery. Credit: copyright American Heart Association The results, published in the Aug. 27, 2018 issue of JAMA Neurology, are “another step to...