›› 2012, Vol. 28 ›› Issue (2): 126-129.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-5619.2012.02.013

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Mechanism of Methamphetamine Intoxication and Its Medical Identification

GAO WEI-MIN1, WAN YANG1, MAO RUI-MING1, MI LI1, DU ZHONG-BO1, CAO ZHI-PENG1, ZHU BAO-LI1,2   

  1. (1. School of Forensic Medicine, China Medical University, Shenyang 110001, China; 2. Department of Legal Medicine, Osaka City University Medical School, Osaka 545-8585, Japan)
  • Online:2012-04-25 Published:2012-04-28

Abstract: Methamphetamine(MA) is a representative drug of amphetamine-type stimulants for central nervous system and has become one of the most dangerous drugs in the world recently. The present article reviews the pharmacological effects, distribution, metabolism, intoxication mechanism, the effects of MA on cardiovascular and central nervous systems of MA, and the current situation of forensic investigation on MA.

Key words: forensic toxicology, poisoning, review[publication type], methamphetamine

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