John P Morgan M.D.John P Morgan M.D.CUNY Medical SchoolCUNY Medical School

History of Methamphetamine History of Methamphetamine

““MOST PEOPLE DON’T LIKE MOST MOST PEOPLE DON’T LIKE MOST DRUGS”DRUGS”

HARRY G. LEVINEHARRY G. LEVINE

FOR SOME PEOPLE THE ONLY AMOUNT FOR SOME PEOPLE THE ONLY AMOUNT OF DRUG WHICH IS ENOUGH IS TOO OF DRUG WHICH IS ENOUGH IS TOO MUCHMUCH

IT’S THE DOSE WHICH MAKES IT’S THE DOSE WHICH MAKES THE THE POISONPOISON

THERE IS NO DEMONSTATED THERE IS NO DEMONSTATED DIFFERENCE IN HUMANS DIFFERENCE IN HUMANS

BETWEEN THE EFFECTS OF BETWEEN THE EFFECTS OF AMPHETAMINE AND AMPHETAMINE AND METHAMPHETAMINEMETHAMPHETAMINE

THERE IS ONLY THERE IS ONLY ONE AMPHETAMINE, ONE AMPHETAMINE, THERE IS NO SUCH THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS THE THING AS THE

“AMPHETAMINES”“AMPHETAMINES”

(alphamethylphenyle(alphamethylphenylethyl thyl amine)amine)

ALL DRUGS THAT HUMANS LIKE, AND ALL DRUGS THAT HUMANS LIKE, AND SOME OTHERS, INTERACT WITH A SOME OTHERS, INTERACT WITH A PRE-EXISTING ANATOMICAL, PRE-EXISTING ANATOMICAL, FUNCTIONAL FUNCTIONAL SUBSTRATESUBSTRATE

SynapseSynapse

AMPHETAMINE & AMPHETAMINE & NEUROTRANSMITTERSNEUROTRANSMITTERS

Methamphetamine Methamphetamine SynthesisSynthesis

Methamphetamine Methamphetamine SynthesisSynthesis

Ambar.lnk

Street Amphetamine QualityStreet Amphetamine Quality

Amphetamine FakesAmphetamine Fakes

U.S.Manufacture of U.S.Manufacture of PhenylpropanolaminePhenylpropanolamine

Mail Order AmphetamineMail Order Amphetamine

Amphetamine Use By 12Amphetamine Use By 12thth GradersGraders

BuproprionBuproprion

Substituted Amphetamine Substituted Amphetamine (MDMA) (MDMA)

COMPOUNDS INJECTED COMPOUNDS INJECTED INTRAVENOUSLY BY HEROIN INTRAVENOUSLY BY HEROIN

USERSUSERS

COCAINE HYDROCHLORIDECOCAINE HYDROCHLORIDE

AMPHETAMINE SULPHATEAMPHETAMINE SULPHATE

METHAMPHETAMINE HYDROCHLORIDEMETHAMPHETAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE

METHYLPHENIDATE HYDROCHLORIDEMETHYLPHENIDATE HYDROCHLORIDE

PHENMETRAZINE HYDROCHLORIDEPHENMETRAZINE HYDROCHLORIDE

ESCHEW PHARMACOCENTRISMESCHEW PHARMACOCENTRISM