According to experimental scientists a common antipsychotic drug used in emergency rooms to treat methamphetamine overdose can damage nerve cells in an area of the brain known to regulate movement.[Hat tip: Daily Dose]
Investigators from the Boston University School of Medicine used a rat model to determine that only the combination of the medication, haloperidol, and methamphetamine causes the destructive effects, not either one alone.
Thursday, May 31, 2007
Treatment for Meth OD May Harm Brain
New research on treatment of meth ODs:
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