Found in the archives: Methamphetamine, its manufacture and the risks to human health

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Found in the archives: Methamphetamine, its manufacture and the risks to human health

Leo Schep
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Prescribed for the correct purposes at low doses, it has benefits; used recreationally for its psychoactive effects, it quickly becomes addictive. But what about the people who are unknowingly exposed to methamphetamine? The is article by toxicologist Leo Schep originally appeared in the 22 June 2016 issue of New Zealand Doctor

Methamphetamine is one of a wide range of amphetamines that all possess the same chemical backbone - an aromatic ring with two attached methyl groups , Meth, Chemcial structure of phenethylamine and other common modified amphetamines