Posted by Keith Talent on June 7, 2004, at 14:33:58
In reply to Re: Amphetamines: sensitisation or tolerance or both? » Keith Talent, posted by psychosage on June 6, 2004, at 2:39:27
> You may have come across this, but this is a very detailed
> report about stimulant adverse effects:> http://www.breggin.com/Newstimulants.pdf
Thanks for the reference, psychosage. While it mainly focusses on children, it is certainly chilling to consider the range of toxicities that these agents can cause. If I had any children, I would certainly only consider stimulant therapy as a last resort, for any indication.
I'm curious as to the funding source of the study, as some epidemiological studies have found that funding source was one of the key determinants of (drug evaluation) study outcome. You can probably imagine that Uncle Sam and the HMOs would want these drugs to be painted in as bad a light as possible, while drug companies and psychiatrists would tend to lean in the other direction.
This is a fascinating area of research, where the complexities of biological systems come into clear focus.
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