Amphetamine abuse in Sweden: subject demographics, changes in blood concentrations over time, and the types of coingested substances

• Published in: Journal of clinical psychopharmacology Vol. 33; no. 2; p. 248
• Main Authors: Jones, Alan Wayne, Holmgren, Anita
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.04.2013
• Subjects: Adult; Amphetamine - administration & dosage; Amphetamine - adverse effects; Amphetamine - blood; Amphetamine-Related Disorders - epidemiology; Automobile Driving; Cause of Death; Databases, Factual; Drug Interactions; Female; Forensic Toxicology; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Sex Factors; Substance-Related Disorders - epidemiology; Sweden - epidemiology; Time Factors; Young Adult; Sweden

Amphetamine is a major drug of abuse in Sweden and in the other Nordic countries. The demographics of amphetamine abusers in Sweden and the concentrations of this stimulant in blood are reported for 10 years of forensic blood samples (2001-2010). Using a forensic toxicology database (TOXBASE), we st...