| Publication Abstract Display | | Type: Published Manuscript | | Title: Methamphetamine, HIV, and the human brain. | | Authors: Letendre S | | Year: 2005 | | Publication: The PRN Notebook | | Volume: 10 Issue: 3 Pages: 13-17 | | Abstract:Nearly all primary care providers in the united states, especially
those with sizeable hiv practices, are aware of the very real dangers of
crystal methamphetamine use. It has been a pervasive concern among
many Physicians Research Network members, indeed, it has been a hot
topic during several question and answer sessions and is an issue
that prn has been struggling to adequately address.
prns first agenda item was to find a speaker to lay out some of the
potential physiologic concerns of crystal meth use among hiv-positive
people. We were promptly guided to Dr. Scott Letendre of the University
of California, San Diego, who has been engaged in some significant
research involving the effects of methamphetamine on central nervous
system function in hiv positive people. We present here a summary
of his June 2005 lecture and intend to publish additional articles in coming
Notebook issues, to increase awareness among clinicians regarding
the very real dangers of methamphetamine addiction and its potential
management. |
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