The Harm of Methamphetamine Abuse and Studies of Drug Interventions
1. Scientific Research Laboratory Center, the First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming 650032, China
2. Department of Clinical Laboratory, the First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming 650032, China
3. Department of Genetics and Reproduction, the First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming 650032, China
| Abstract: | The trend of drug abuse is widespread in the world. As a new type of drug, methamphetamine (METH) has been taken by most abusers in China. There was a long methamphetamine abusing history until now, it could cause excitatory and hallucinogenic and bring serious consequences to the abusers. The consequence of methamphetamine abuse reflected in a serious damage to the nervous system, cardiovascular system and digestive system of abusers, the abnormal nervous system made abusers have strong dependence on this drug. Therefore, drug intervention to METH abuse has become an urgent problem to medical community and society. By now, there have been a variety of synthesis researches worked on western medicines and Chinese tradition medicines, which confirmed that they played important role in inhibiting dependence of methamphetamine abuse addiction, regulating or restoring the normal function of nervous and digestive systems. This study will take the relative mechanism of METH abuse causing body harm as the breakthrough point, then give a brief overview to aim at the specific role of drug intervention to the improvement of body's tissues and organs, and the regulation of related molecular mechanisms. |
| Keywords: | Methamphetamine; Harm of Abuse; Tissue Damage; Regulation of Synthesis Medicine; Restoration of Chinese Traditional Medicine |
| DOI: | 10.57237/j.mrf.2023.02.002 |
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Received: 22 October 2022
Accepted: 15 November 2022
Published Online: 25 April 2023
Funding
| 1. | 云南省教育厅科学研究基金项目《参苓白术散对甲基苯丙胺介导小鼠肠损伤治疗及肠道微生物调节机制》 (2022J0224) |
| 2. | 云南省卫生厅项目 (2017NS002和2018NS084) |
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