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Re: Amphetamines and parkinsonism » blanding

Posted by lars1 on January 13, 2005, at 4:20:33

In reply to Re: True Amphetamines Prohibited!, posted by blanding on January 2, 2005, at 18:26:45

> Quote: "These findings suggest that amphetamines produce a long-term striatal dopamine depletion by destroying striatal dopamine nerve fibers."
>
> If so, mustn't this process eventually result in Parkinsonian syndrome, akinesia etc.?
> Any empirical evidence out there?

Here's an abstract that might explain why parkinsonism doesn't tend to happen:

http://amphetamines.com/methamphetamine/notpark.html


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