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132-716: A former Senate Majority Leader , federal prosecutor , and ex-chairman of The Walt Disney Company , George Mitchell was appointed by Commissioner of Baseball Bud Selig on March 30, 2006 to investigate the use of performance-enhancing drugs in MLB. Mitchell was appointed during a time of controversy over the 2006 book Game of Shadows by San Francisco Chronicle investigative reporters Lance Williams and Mark Fainaru-Wada , which chronicles alleged extensive use of performance enhancers, including several different types of steroids and growth hormone by baseball superstars Barry Bonds , Gary Sheffield and Jason Giambi . The appointment

264-550: A Senate leader was an informal position usually an influential committee chairman, or a person of great eloquence, seniority, or wealth, such as Daniel Webster and Nelson Aldrich. By at least 1850, parties in each chamber of Congress began naming chairs, and while conference and caucus chairs carried very little authority, the Senate party floor leader positions arose from the position of conference chair. Senate Democrats began electing their floor leaders in 1920 while they were in

396-624: A dopamine dysregulation syndrome which occurs in some patients taking dopaminergic drugs . The effects of amphetamine on gene regulation are both dose- and route-dependent. Most of the research on gene regulation and addiction is based upon animal studies with intravenous amphetamine administration at very high doses. The few studies that have used equivalent (weight-adjusted) human therapeutic doses and oral administration show that these changes, if they occur, are relatively minor. This suggests that medical use of amphetamine does not significantly affect gene regulation. As of December 2019, there

528-469: A vasovagal response , Raynaud's phenomenon (reduced blood flow to the hands and feet), and tachycardia (increased heart rate). Sexual side effects in males may include erectile dysfunction , frequent erections, or prolonged erections . Gastrointestinal side effects may include abdominal pain , constipation , diarrhea , and nausea . Other potential physical side effects include appetite loss , blurred vision , dry mouth , excessive grinding of

660-584: A day, which is roughly 100 times the maximum daily therapeutic dose. Symptoms of a moderate and extremely large overdose are listed below; fatal amphetamine poisoning usually also involves convulsions and coma . In 2013, overdose on amphetamine, methamphetamine, and other compounds implicated in an " amphetamine use disorder " resulted in an estimated 3,788 deaths worldwide ( 3,425–4,145  deaths, 95% confidence ). In rodents and primates, sufficiently high doses of amphetamine cause dopaminergic neurotoxicity , or damage to dopamine neurons, which

792-564: A federal or state prosecutor, a Congressional committee, or perhaps turned over in a private lawsuit in response to a request or a subpoena . Confidentiality was not an idle concern. The Players Association had agreed to anonymous testing in 2003, only to find out the list of players testing positive was turned over to the government (as part of the Bay Area Laboratory Co-operative investigation ). Mitchell agreed to give Commissioner Selig an advanced copy of

924-461: A fuel substrate. Dextroamphetamine also activates TAAR1 in peripheral organs along the gastrointestinal tract that are involved in the regulation of food intake and body weight. Together, these actions confer an anorexigenic effect that promotes satiety in response to feeding and may decrease binge eating as a secondary effect. Medical reviews of randomized controlled trials have demonstrated that lisdexamfetamine, at doses between 50-70 mg,

1056-627: A good job. The Los Angeles Times reported that Mitchell acknowledged that his "tight relationship with Major League Baseball left him open to criticism". Mitchell responded to the concerns by stating that readers who examined the report closely "will not find any evidence of bias, of special treatment of the Red Sox". Party leaders of the United States Senate The positions of majority leader and minority leader are held by two United States senators and people of

1188-634: A greater effect on cataplexy, a symptom more sensitive to the effects of norepinephrine and serotonin. Noradrenergic and serotonergic nuclei in the ARAS are involved in the regulation of the REM sleep cycle and function as "REM-off" cells, with amphetamine's effect on norepinephrine and serotonin contributing to the suppression of REM sleep and a possible reduction of cataplexy at high doses. The American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) 2021 clinical practice guideline conditionally recommends dextroamphetamine for

1320-503: A lifetime suspension from MLB. Some questioned whether being a director of the Boston Red Sox created a conflict of interest for Mitchell, especially because no prime Red Sox players were named in the report, despite the fact that Red Sox stars David Ortiz and Manny Ramirez were later alleged to have used performance-enhancing substances during the 2003 season, as reported by The New York Times on July 30, 2009. Likewise,

1452-491: A more favorable pharmacokinetic profile and easy crushability (especially tablets). Injection into the bloodstream can be dangerous because insoluble fillers within the tablets can block small blood vessels. Chronic overuse of dextroamphetamine can lead to severe drug dependence , resulting in withdrawal symptoms when drug use stops. According to the International Programme on Chemical Safety (IPCS) and

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1584-464: A motion to proceed to the consideration of a bill on the Senate Calendar (which contains almost exclusively bills which have been reported by the committee they were assigned to); a motion to proceed may be agreed to either by unanimous consent or through the invocation of cloture . Conventionally, no senator other than the majority leader introduces motions to proceed, although every senator

1716-461: A nine-month randomized controlled trial of amphetamine treatment for ADHD in children that found an average increase of 4.5  IQ points, continued increases in attention, and continued decreases in disruptive behaviors and hyperactivity. Another review indicated that, based upon the longest follow-up studies conducted to date, lifetime stimulant therapy that begins during childhood is continuously effective for controlling ADHD symptoms and reduces

1848-414: A preference for spending time in places where they have previously used amphetamine. Addiction is a serious risk with heavy recreational amphetamine use, but is unlikely to occur from long-term medical use at therapeutic doses; in fact, lifetime stimulant therapy for ADHD that begins during childhood reduces the risk of developing substance use disorders as an adult. Pathological overactivation of

1980-729: A pronounced gene-related phenotype ) in the D1-type medium spiny neurons in the nucleus accumbens is necessary and sufficient for many of the neural adaptations and regulates multiple behavioral effects (e.g., reward sensitization and escalating drug self-administration ) involved in addiction. Once ΔFosB is sufficiently overexpressed, it induces an addictive state that becomes increasingly more severe with further increases in ΔFosB expression. It has been implicated in addictions to alcohol , cannabinoids , cocaine , methylphenidate , nicotine , opioids , phencyclidine , propofol , and substituted amphetamines , among others. ΔJunD ,

2112-533: A relatively small social network centering on Kirk Radomski. Mitchell expressed his hope that readers of the report would look past the players' names that are included in the report and focus on the conclusions he reached during his investigation. Mitchell presents his conclusions in five sections. After the report was released, Selig held a news conference in which he called the Mitchell Report "a call to action. And I will act." Selig indicated that it

2244-459: A reporter, "Someone ought to ask Mr. Selig whether he had any suspicion at all. Was there any one time from 1990 to 2003 that you had any suspicion that people were doing something wrong or cheating? If he says no to that question, he must not have watched many games." Referring back to the 1980s, he told another reporter, "You'd have to live in Siberia to not know it was going on." On the eve of

2376-410: A reserve capacity that is normally off-limits. At therapeutic doses, the adverse effects of amphetamine do not impede athletic performance; however, at much higher doses, amphetamine can induce effects that severely impair performance, such as rapid muscle breakdown and elevated body temperature . Amphetamine, specifically the more dopaminergic dextrorotatory enantiomer ( dextroamphetamine ),

2508-515: A reward and motivation), positive reinforcement and positively-valenced emotions, particularly ones involving pleasure . Large recreational doses of dextroamphetamine may produce symptoms of dextroamphetamine overdose . Recreational users sometimes open dexedrine capsules and crush the contents in order to insufflate (snort) it or subsequently dissolve it in water and inject it. Immediate-release formulations have higher potential for abuse via insufflation (snorting) or intravenous injection due to

2640-605: A stimulant psychosis that may involve a variety of symptoms, such as delusions and paranoia. A Cochrane review on treatment for amphetamine, dextroamphetamine, and methamphetamine psychosis states that about 5–15% of users fail to recover completely. According to the same review, there is at least one trial that shows antipsychotic medications effectively resolve the symptoms of acute amphetamine psychosis. Psychosis rarely arises from therapeutic use. Many types of substances are known to interact with amphetamine, resulting in altered drug action or metabolism of amphetamine,

2772-599: A suspension for ten days, the second for thirty days, the third for sixty days and the fourth positive test resulted in a one-year suspension. After George Mitchell’s report came out, MLB markedly increased testing and punishments. Now baseball tests unannounced twice a year for all players and random testing still occurs for selected players. MLB also tests for more substances. As of 2015, the MLB's Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program tests for eight different abusive drugs, 74 performance-enhancing drugs, and 56 stimulants. One of

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2904-509: A task) and increase arousal (wakefulness), in turn promoting goal-directed behavior. Stimulants such as amphetamine can improve performance on difficult and boring tasks and are used by some students as a study and test-taking aid. Based upon studies of self-reported illicit stimulant use, 5–35% of college students use diverted ADHD stimulants, which are primarily used for enhancement of academic performance rather than as recreational drugs. However, high amphetamine doses that are above

3036-564: A time-limited withdrawal syndrome that occurs within 24 hours of their last dose." This review noted that withdrawal symptoms in chronic, high-dose users are frequent, occurring in roughly 88% of cases, and persist for 3–4  weeks with a marked "crash" phase occurring during the first week. Amphetamine withdrawal symptoms can include anxiety, drug craving , depressed mood , fatigue , increased appetite , increased movement or decreased movement , lack of motivation, sleeplessness or sleepiness, and lucid dreams . The review indicated that

3168-510: A transcription factor, and G9a , a histone methyltransferase enzyme, both oppose the function of ΔFosB and inhibit increases in its expression. Sufficiently overexpressing ΔJunD in the nucleus accumbens with viral vectors can completely block many of the neural and behavioral alterations seen in chronic drug abuse (i.e., the alterations mediated by ΔFosB). Similarly, accumbal G9a hyperexpression results in markedly increased histone 3 lysine residue 9 dimethylation ( H3K9me2 ) and blocks

3300-454: Is a serious risk with heavy recreational amphetamine use, but is unlikely to occur from long-term medical use at therapeutic doses. Very high doses can result in psychosis (e.g., hallucinations , delusions and paranoia ) which rarely occurs at therapeutic doses even during long-term use. Recreational doses are generally much larger than prescribed therapeutic doses and carry a far greater risk of serious side effects. Amphetamine belongs to

3432-424: Is also used recreationally as a euphoriant and aphrodisiac, and like other amphetamines ; is used as a club drug for its energetic and euphoric high. Dextroamphetamine (d-amphetamine) is considered to have a high potential for misuse in a recreational manner since individuals typically report feeling euphoric , more alert, and more energetic after taking the drug. A notable part of the 1960s mod subculture in

3564-450: Is also used to treat binge eating disorder in the form of its inactive prodrug lisdexamfetamine . Amphetamine was discovered as a chemical in 1887 by Lazăr Edeleanu , and then as a drug in the late 1920s. It exists as two enantiomers : levoamphetamine and dextroamphetamine . Amphetamine properly refers to a specific chemical, the racemic free base , which is equal parts of the two enantiomers in their pure amine forms. The term

3696-472: Is characterized by dopamine terminal degeneration and reduced transporter and receptor function. There is no evidence that amphetamine is directly neurotoxic in humans. However, large doses of amphetamine may indirectly cause dopaminergic neurotoxicity as a result of hyperpyrexia , the excessive formation of reactive oxygen species , and increased autoxidation of dopamine. Animal models of neurotoxicity from high-dose amphetamine exposure indicate that

3828-402: Is characterized by recurrent and persistent episodes of compulsive binge eating. These episodes are often accompanied by marked distress and a feeling of loss of control over eating. The pathophysiology of BED is not fully understood, but it is believed to involve dysfunctional dopaminergic reward circuitry along the cortico-striatal-thalamic-cortical loop . As of July 2024, lisdexamfetamine

3960-511: Is controlled by the opposition party. The Senate's executive and legislative business is also managed and scheduled by the majority leader. The assistant majority leader and assistant minority leader of the United States Senate, commonly called whips , are the second-ranking members of each party's leadership. The main function of the majority and minority whips is to gather votes of their respective parties on major issues. As

4092-412: Is dangerous. Amphetamine modulates the activity of most psychoactive drugs. In particular, amphetamine may decrease the effects of sedatives and depressants and increase the effects of stimulants and antidepressants . Amphetamine may also decrease the effects of antihypertensives and antipsychotics due to its effects on blood pressure and dopamine respectively. Zinc supplementation may reduce

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4224-507: Is effective for reducing the core symptoms of ADHD (i.e., hyperactivity, inattention, and impulsivity), enhancing quality of life and academic achievement, and producing improvements in a large number of functional outcomes across 9 categories of outcomes related to academics, antisocial behavior , driving, non-medicinal drug use, obesity, occupation, self-esteem , service use (i.e., academic, occupational, health, financial, and legal services), and social function. One review highlighted

4356-467: Is frequently used informally to refer to any combination of the enantiomers, or to either of them alone. Historically, it has been used to treat nasal congestion and depression. Amphetamine is also used as an athletic performance enhancer and cognitive enhancer , and recreationally as an aphrodisiac and euphoriant . It is a prescription drug in many countries, and unauthorized possession and distribution of amphetamine are often tightly controlled due to

4488-421: Is high, amphetamine may reduce gastrointestinal motility (the rate at which content moves through the digestive system); however, amphetamine may increase motility when the smooth muscle of the tract is relaxed. Amphetamine also has a slight analgesic effect and can enhance the pain relieving effects of opioids . FDA-commissioned studies from 2011 indicate that in children, young adults, and adults there

4620-458: Is known to produce abnormal dopamine system development or nerve damage, but, in humans with ADHD, long-term use of pharmaceutical amphetamines at therapeutic doses appears to improve brain development and nerve growth. Reviews of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) studies suggest that long-term treatment with amphetamine decreases abnormalities in brain structure and function found in subjects with ADHD, and improves function in several parts of

4752-601: Is known to strongly induce cocaine- and amphetamine-regulated transcript (CART) gene expression , a neuropeptide involved in feeding behavior, stress, and reward, which induces observable increases in neuronal development and survival in vitro . The CART receptor has yet to be identified, but there is significant evidence that CART binds to a unique G i /G o -coupled GPCR . Amphetamine also inhibits monoamine oxidases at very high doses, resulting in less monoamine and trace amine metabolism and consequently higher concentrations of synaptic monoamines. In humans,

4884-779: Is no association between serious adverse cardiovascular events ( sudden death , heart attack , and stroke ) and the medical use of amphetamine or other ADHD stimulants. However, amphetamine pharmaceuticals are contraindicated in individuals with cardiovascular disease . At normal therapeutic doses, the most common psychological side effects of amphetamine include increased alertness , apprehension, concentration , initiative, self-confidence and sociability, mood swings ( elated mood followed by mildly depressed mood ), insomnia or wakefulness , and decreased sense of fatigue. Less common side effects include anxiety , change in libido , grandiosity , irritability , repetitive or obsessive behaviors, and restlessness; these effects depend on

5016-491: Is no effective pharmacotherapy for amphetamine addiction. Reviews from 2015 and 2016 indicated that TAAR1 -selective agonists have significant therapeutic potential as a treatment for psychostimulant addictions; however, as of February 2016, the only compounds which are known to function as TAAR1-selective agonists are experimental drugs . Amphetamine addiction is largely mediated through increased activation of dopamine receptors and co-localized NMDA receptors in

5148-455: Is not an effective monotherapy for amphetamine addiction. A systematic review and meta-analysis from 2019 assessed the efficacy of 17 different pharmacotherapies used in randomized controlled trials (RCTs) for amphetamine and methamphetamine addiction; it found only low-strength evidence that methylphenidate might reduce amphetamine or methamphetamine self-administration. There was low- to moderate-strength evidence of no benefit for most of

5280-481: Is possible that some of the players named in the report may face disciplinary actions. "Discipline of players and others identified in this report will be determined on a case-by-case basis. If warranted, those decisions will be made swiftly," said Selig. Donald Fehr , executive director of the MLB Players Association, also held a news conference where he expressed his disappointment that the union

5412-466: Is safe and effective for the treatment of moderate-to-severe BED in adults. These reviews suggest that lisdexamfetamine is persistently effective at treating BED and is associated with significant reductions in the number of binge eating days and binge eating episodes per week. Furthermore, a meta-analytic systematic review highlighted an open-label, 12-month extension safety and tolerability study that reported lisdexamfetamine remained effective at reducing

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5544-586: Is sufficiently overexpressed, it begins to increase the severity of addictive behavior (i.e., compulsive drug-seeking) with further increases in its expression. While there are currently no effective drugs for treating amphetamine addiction, regularly engaging in sustained aerobic exercise appears to reduce the risk of developing such an addiction. Exercise therapy improves clinical treatment outcomes and may be used as an adjunct therapy with behavioral therapies for addiction. Chronic use of amphetamine at excessive doses causes alterations in gene expression in

5676-501: Is the majority leader who, in practice, manages the Senate. This is in contrast to the House of Representatives, where the elected speaker of the House has a great deal of discretionary power and generally presides over votes on legislative bills. Under a long-standing Senate precedent, motions or amendments by the majority leader is granted precedence over other motions by other senators. The majority leader can therefore make at any time

5808-481: Is the only USFDA - and TGA -approved pharmacotherapy for BED. Evidence suggests that lisdexamfetamine's treatment efficacy in BED is underpinned at least in part by a psychopathological overlap between BED and ADHD, with the latter conceptualized as a cognitive control disorder that also benefits from treatment with lisdexamfetamine. Lisdexamfetamine's therapeutic effects for BED primarily involve direct action in

5940-401: Is theoretically allowed to. In addition, the majority leader can block consideration of amendments through a practice known as " filling the tree ", and decides which members will fill each of the committee seats reserved to the majority party; members of committees are therefore often prone to following the instructions of the majority leader, and rarely place bills on the Senate Calendar without

6072-405: Is thought to phosphorylate SERT via TAAR1 . Like dopamine, amphetamine has low, micromolar affinity at the human 5-HT1A receptor . Acute amphetamine administration in humans increases endogenous opioid release in several brain structures in the reward system . Extracellular levels of glutamate , the primary excitatory neurotransmitter in the brain, have been shown to increase in

6204-430: Is usually not noticeable, but when respiration is already compromised, it may be evident. Amphetamine also induces contraction in the urinary bladder sphincter , the muscle which controls urination, which can result in difficulty urinating. This effect can be useful in treating bed wetting and loss of bladder control . The effects of amphetamine on the gastrointestinal tract are unpredictable. If intestinal activity

6336-531: The Keating Five investigation in the late 1980s, cited how he took exception to Mitchell's scolding of McCain and others for having a conflict of interest with their actions in the case and how the baseball investigation would be a "burden" for him when Mitchell was named to lead it. However, after the investigation, Dowd later told the Baltimore Sun that he was convinced the former Senator had done

6468-537: The National Institute on Drug Abuse reported that 8% of male high school senior athletes had used androstenedione. Mitchell reported that during the random testing in 2003, 5 to 7 percent of players tested positive for steroid use. Players on the forty-man roster of major league teams were exempt from testing until 2004. One player is quoted: "Forty-man [roster] guys already have all of the [major league] club advantages, and then they could use steroids...it

6600-465: The New York Mets and a critical witness, provided most of the names that the general public did not know about. Mitchell was able to secure Radomski's cooperation through San Francisco, California, U.S. Attorney Scott Schools . Radomski had been charged with distribution of a controlled substance and money laundering and faced up to thirty years in prison. He reached a plea bargain that

6732-483: The central nervous system after conversion to its pharmacologically active metabolite, dextroamphetamine. Centrally, dextroamphetamine increases neurotransmitter activity of dopamine and norepinephrine in prefrontal cortical regions that regulate cognitive control of behavior. Similar to its therapeutic effect in ADHD, dextroamphetamine enhances cognitive control and may reduce impulsivity in patients with BED by enhancing

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6864-428: The firing rate of dopamine neurons, preventing a hyper-dopaminergic state. Amphetamine is also a substrate for the presynaptic vesicular monoamine transporter , VMAT2 . Following amphetamine uptake at VMAT2, amphetamine induces the collapse of the vesicular pH gradient, which results in the release of dopamine molecules from synaptic vesicles into the cytosol via dopamine efflux through VMAT2. Subsequently,

6996-531: The hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis . In December 2017, the first study assessing the interaction between amphetamine and human carbonic anhydrase enzymes was published; of the eleven carbonic anhydrase enzymes it examined, it found that amphetamine potently activates seven, four of which are highly expressed in the human brain , with low nanomolar through low micromolar activating effects. Based upon preclinical research, cerebral carbonic anhydrase activation has cognition-enhancing effects; but, based upon

7128-523: The indirect activation of both dopamine D 1 receptor and α 2 -adrenergic receptor in the prefrontal cortex . A systematic review from 2014 found that low doses of amphetamine also improve memory consolidation , in turn leading to improved recall of information . Therapeutic doses of amphetamine also enhance cortical network efficiency, an effect which mediates improvements in working memory in all individuals. Amphetamine and other ADHD stimulants also improve task saliency (motivation to perform

7260-528: The lateral hypothalamus , leading to significantly reduced cerebrospinal orexin levels; this reduction is a diagnostic biomarker for type 1 narcolepsy. Lateral hypothalamic orexin neurons innervate every component of the ascending reticular activating system (ARAS), which includes noradrenergic , dopaminergic , histaminergic , and serotonergic nuclei that promote wakefulness . Amphetamine’s therapeutic mode of action in narcolepsy primarily involves increasing monoamine neurotransmitter activity in

7392-508: The mesocorticolimbic projection , which arise through transcriptional and epigenetic mechanisms. The most important transcription factors that produce these alterations are Delta FBJ murine osteosarcoma viral oncogene homolog B ( ΔFosB ), cAMP response element binding protein ( CREB ), and nuclear factor-kappa B ( NF-κB ). ΔFosB is the most significant biomolecular mechanism in addiction because ΔFosB overexpression (i.e., an abnormally high level of gene expression which produces

7524-476: The mesolimbic pathway , a dopamine pathway that connects the ventral tegmental area to the nucleus accumbens , plays a central role in amphetamine addiction. Individuals who frequently self-administer high doses of amphetamine have a high risk of developing an amphetamine addiction, since chronic use at high doses gradually increases the level of accumbal ΔFosB , a "molecular switch" and "master control protein" for addiction. Once nucleus accumbens ΔFosB

7656-413: The minimum effective dose of amphetamine when it is used for the treatment of ADHD. In general, there is no significant interaction when consuming amphetamine with food, but the pH of gastrointestinal content and urine affects the absorption and excretion of amphetamine, respectively. Acidic substances reduce the absorption of amphetamine and increase urinary excretion, and alkaline substances do

7788-504: The neurobiological effects of physical exercise suggests that daily aerobic exercise, especially endurance exercise (e.g., marathon running ), prevents the development of drug addiction and is an effective adjunct therapy (i.e., a supplemental treatment) for amphetamine addiction. Exercise leads to better treatment outcomes when used as an adjunct treatment, particularly for psychostimulant addictions. In particular, aerobic exercise decreases psychostimulant self-administration, reduces

7920-653: The party leadership of the United States Senate . They serve as chief spokespersons for their respective political parties , holding the majority and the minority in the United States Senate . They are each elected as majority leader and minority leader by the senators of their party caucuses : the Senate Democratic Caucus and the Senate Republican Conference . By Senate precedent, the presiding officer gives

8052-457: The phenethylamine class . It is also the parent compound of its own structural class, the substituted amphetamines , which includes prominent substances such as bupropion , cathinone , MDMA , and methamphetamine . As a member of the phenethylamine class, amphetamine is also chemically related to the naturally occurring trace amine neuromodulators, specifically phenethylamine and N -methylphenethylamine , both of which are produced within

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8184-504: The prefrontal cortex . Stimulants like methylphenidate and amphetamine are effective in treating ADHD because they increase neurotransmitter activity in these systems. Approximately 80% of those who use these stimulants see improvements in ADHD symptoms. Children with ADHD who use stimulant medications generally have better relationships with peers and family members, perform better in school, are less distractible and impulsive, and have longer attention spans. The Cochrane reviews on

8316-606: The presynaptic neuron either through DAT or by diffusing across the neuronal membrane directly. As a consequence of DAT uptake, amphetamine produces competitive reuptake inhibition at the transporter. Upon entering the presynaptic neuron, amphetamine activates TAAR1 which, through protein kinase A (PKA) and protein kinase C (PKC) signaling, causes DAT phosphorylation . Phosphorylation by either protein kinase can result in DAT internalization ( non-competitive reuptake inhibition), but PKC-mediated phosphorylation alone induces

8448-405: The reinstatement (i.e., relapse) of drug-seeking, and induces increased dopamine receptor D 2 (DRD2) density in the striatum . This is the opposite of pathological stimulant use, which induces decreased striatal DRD2 density. One review noted that exercise may also prevent the development of a drug addiction by altering ΔFosB or c-Fos immunoreactivity in the striatum or other parts of

8580-432: The reversal of dopamine transport through DAT (i.e., dopamine efflux ). Amphetamine is also known to increase intracellular calcium, an effect which is associated with DAT phosphorylation through an unidentified Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase (CAMK)-dependent pathway, in turn producing dopamine efflux. Through direct activation of G protein-coupled inwardly-rectifying potassium channels , TAAR1 reduces

8712-422: The reward system . Drug tolerance develops rapidly in amphetamine abuse (i.e., recreational amphetamine use), so periods of extended abuse require increasingly larger doses of the drug in order to achieve the same effect. According to a Cochrane review on withdrawal in individuals who compulsively use amphetamine and methamphetamine, "when chronic heavy users abruptly discontinue amphetamine use, many report

8844-399: The 74 performance-enhancing drugs is Human Growth Hormone (HGH), a substance that was never tested for before the Mitchell Report because no reliable test existed. Along with the increase of substances tested for came an increase in suspensions without pay. The first positive test now results in an eighty-game suspension, the second is 162 games (a full season), and the third positive results in

8976-529: The ARAS. This includes noradrenergic neurons in the locus coeruleus , dopaminergic neurons in the ventral tegmental area , histaminergic neurons in the tuberomammillary nucleus , and serotonergic neurons in the dorsal raphe nucleus . Dextroamphetamine, the more dopaminergic enantiomer of amphetamine, is particularly effective at promoting wakefulness because dopamine release has the greatest influence on cortical activation and cognitive arousal, relative to other monoamines. In contrast, levoamphetamine may have

9108-584: The Democratic leader from 1923 to 1937, saw it as his responsibility not to lead the Democrats, but to work the Senate for the president's benefit, no matter who the president was. When Coolidge and Hoover were president, he assisted them in passing Republican legislation. Robinson helped end government operation of Muscle Shoals , helped pass the Hoover Tariff , and stymied a Senate investigation of

9240-490: The Hundred Days so quickly that Will Rogers joked "Congress doesn't pass legislation any more, they just wave at the bills as they go by. In 1937, the rule giving majority leader right of first recognition was created. With the addition of this rule, the Senate majority leader enjoyed far greater control over the agenda of which bills to be considered on the floor. During Lyndon B. Johnson 's tenure as Senate leader,

9372-484: The Mitchell Report. The report describes motivations for its preparation, including health effects of steroids, legal issues, fair play, and reports that baseball players acted as role models for child athletes. For example, after the news broke in August 1998 that Mark McGwire had used androstenedione , a steroid precursor whose use was legal at the time, sales of the supplement increased more than tenfold; in 2001,

9504-539: The Mitchell report's release, Starr told the New York Daily News "From the conversations I had with them, I got the feeling they were very open to what I had to say. They were not just after names. I really felt like they wanted to hear the background on all this. I didn't feel like I was wasting my time." Neither Starr's information indicting MLB's decades of knowledge nor Starr's name appear anywhere in

9636-558: The Power Trust. Robinson switched his own position on a drought relief program for farmers when Hoover made a proposal for a more modest measure. Alben Barkley called Robinson's cave-in "the most humiliating spectacle that could be brought about in an intelligent legislative body." When Franklin Roosevelt became president, Robinson followed the new president as loyally as he had followed Coolidge and Hoover. Robinson passed bills in

9768-1140: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), amphetamine is contraindicated in people with a history of drug abuse , cardiovascular disease , severe agitation , or severe anxiety. It is also contraindicated in individuals with advanced arteriosclerosis (hardening of the arteries), glaucoma (increased eye pressure), hyperthyroidism (excessive production of thyroid hormone), or moderate to severe hypertension . These agencies indicate that people who have experienced allergic reactions to other stimulants or who are taking monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs) should not take amphetamine, although safe concurrent use of amphetamine and monoamine oxidase inhibitors has been documented. These agencies also state that anyone with anorexia nervosa , bipolar disorder , depression, hypertension, liver or kidney problems, mania , psychosis , Raynaud's phenomenon , seizures , thyroid problems, tics , or Tourette syndrome should monitor their symptoms while taking amphetamine. Evidence from human studies indicates that therapeutic amphetamine use does not cause developmental abnormalities in

9900-488: The UK was recreational amphetamine use, which was used to fuel all-night dances at clubs like Manchester's Twisted Wheel . Newspaper reports described dancers emerging from clubs at 5 a.m. with dilated pupils. Mods used the drug for stimulation and alertness , which they viewed as different from the intoxication caused by alcohol and other drugs. Dr. Andrew Wilson argues that for a significant minority, "amphetamines symbolised

10032-527: The amount of amphetamine used is the primary factor in determining the likelihood and severity of adverse effects. Amphetamine products such as Adderall , Dexedrine, and their generic equivalents are currently approved by the U.S. FDA for long-term therapeutic use. Recreational use of amphetamine generally involves much larger doses, which have a greater risk of serious adverse drug effects than dosages used for therapeutic purposes. Cardiovascular side effects can include hypertension or hypotension from

10164-477: The brain, such as the right caudate nucleus of the basal ganglia . Reviews of clinical stimulant research have established the safety and effectiveness of long-term continuous amphetamine use for the treatment of ADHD. Randomized controlled trials of continuous stimulant therapy for the treatment of ADHD spanning 2 years have demonstrated treatment effectiveness and safety. Two reviews have indicated that long-term continuous stimulant therapy for ADHD

10296-560: The brain, with its most pronounced effects targeting the norepinephrine and dopamine neurotransmitter systems . At therapeutic doses, amphetamine causes emotional and cognitive effects such as euphoria , change in desire for sex , increased wakefulness , and improved cognitive control . It induces physical effects such as improved reaction time, fatigue resistance, decreased appetite , elevated heart rate, and increased muscle strength. Larger doses of amphetamine may impair cognitive function and induce rapid muscle breakdown . Addiction

10428-506: The brain. The concentrations of the main neurotransmitters involved in reward circuitry and executive functioning, dopamine and norepinephrine, increase dramatically in a dose-dependent manner by amphetamine because of its effects on monoamine transporters . The reinforcing and motivational salience -promoting effects of amphetamine are due mostly to enhanced dopaminergic activity in the mesolimbic pathway . The euphoric and locomotor-stimulating effects of amphetamine are dependent upon

10560-438: The cognitive processes responsible for overriding prepotent feeding responses that precede binge eating episodes. In addition, dextroamphetamine's actions outside of the central nervous system may also contribute to its treatment effects in BED. Peripherally, dextroamphetamine triggers lipolysis through noradrenergic signaling in adipose fat cells, leading to the release of triglycerides into blood plasma to be utilized as

10692-792: The cytosolic dopamine molecules are released from the presynaptic neuron into the synaptic cleft via reverse transport at DAT . Similar to dopamine, amphetamine dose-dependently increases the level of synaptic norepinephrine, the direct precursor of epinephrine . Based upon neuronal TAAR1 mRNA expression, amphetamine is thought to affect norepinephrine analogously to dopamine. In other words, amphetamine induces TAAR1-mediated efflux and non-competitive reuptake inhibition at phosphorylated NET , competitive NET reuptake inhibition, and norepinephrine release from VMAT2 . Amphetamine exerts analogous, yet less pronounced, effects on serotonin as on dopamine and norepinephrine. Amphetamine affects serotonin via VMAT2 and, like norepinephrine,

10824-456: The expression of ΔFosB (i.e., they cause the brain to produce more of it), chronic acquisition of these rewards can result in a similar pathological state of addiction. Consequently, ΔFosB is the most significant factor involved in both amphetamine addiction and amphetamine-induced sexual addictions , which are compulsive sexual behaviors that result from excessive sexual activity and amphetamine use. These sexual addictions are associated with

10956-596: The fetus or newborns (i.e., it is not a human teratogen ), but amphetamine abuse does pose risks to the fetus. Amphetamine has also been shown to pass into breast milk, so the IPCS and the FDA advise mothers to avoid breastfeeding when using it. Due to the potential for reversible growth impairments, the FDA advises monitoring the height and weight of children and adolescents prescribed an amphetamine pharmaceutical. The adverse side effects of amphetamine are many and varied, and

11088-464: The first (official) majority leader, although his immediate predecessor Henry Cabot Lodge is considered the first (unofficial) Senate majority leader. However, despite this new, formal leadership structure, the Senate leader initially had virtually no power. Since the Democrats were fatally divided into northern liberal and southern conservative blocs, the Democratic leader had even less power than his title suggested. Joseph T. Robinson of Arkansas,

11220-421: The first player he knew to be using steroids was doing so in 1984, and that multiple members of the championship 1997 Marlins team used steroids. In 2000, Starr found a bag of syringes belonging to Marlins pitcher Ricky Bones and reported it to his superiors, who sent the information up the chain to the commissioner's office. No action was taken; this incident was not included in the Mitchell Report. Starr told

11352-426: The highest efficacy (i.e., abstinence rate) and acceptability (i.e., lowest dropout rate). Other treatment modalities examined in the analysis included monotherapy with contingency management or community reinforcement approach, cognitive behavioral therapy , 12-step programs , non-contingent reward-based therapies, psychodynamic therapy , and other combination therapies involving these. Additionally, research on

11484-607: The human body. Phenethylamine is the parent compound of amphetamine, while N -methylphenethylamine is a positional isomer of amphetamine that differs only in the placement of the methyl group . Amphetamine is used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), narcolepsy (a sleep disorder), obesity , and, in the form of lisdexamfetamine , binge eating disorder . It is sometimes prescribed off-label for its past medical indications , particularly for depression and chronic pain . Long-term amphetamine exposure at sufficiently high doses in some animal species

11616-434: The human brain. Dextroamphetamine is a more potent agonist of TAAR1 than levoamphetamine. Consequently, dextroamphetamine produces greater CNS stimulation than levoamphetamine, roughly three to four times more, but levoamphetamine has slightly stronger cardiovascular and peripheral effects. In certain brain regions, amphetamine increases the concentration of dopamine in the synaptic cleft . Amphetamine can enter

11748-461: The induction of ΔFosB-mediated neural and behavioral plasticity by chronic drug use, which occurs via H3K9me2 -mediated repression of transcription factors for ΔFosB and H3K9me2-mediated repression of various ΔFosB transcriptional targets (e.g., CDK5 ). ΔFosB also plays an important role in regulating behavioral responses to natural rewards , such as palatable food, sex, and exercise. Since both natural rewards and addictive drugs induce

11880-431: The interacting substance, or both. Inhibitors of enzymes that metabolize amphetamine (e.g., CYP2D6 and FMO3 ) will prolong its elimination half-life , meaning that its effects will last longer. Amphetamine also interacts with MAOIs , particularly monoamine oxidase A inhibitors, since both MAOIs and amphetamine increase plasma catecholamines (i.e., norepinephrine and dopamine); therefore, concurrent use of both

12012-509: The investigation. In a memorandum to players, the Association advised: ...while Senator Mitchell pledges in his memo that he will honor any player request for confidentiality in his report , he does not pledge, because he cannot pledge, that any information you provide will actually remain confidential and not be disclosed without your consent. For example, Senator Mitchell cannot promise that information you disclose will not be given to

12144-444: The latter's consent. The Democratic Party first selected a leader in 1920. The Republican Party first formally designated a leader in 1925. [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Amphetamine Amphetamine (contracted from a lpha - m ethyl ph en et hyl amine ) is a central nervous system (CNS) stimulant that is used in the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), narcolepsy , and obesity ; it

12276-476: The leader gained new powers over committee assignments. The United States Constitution designates the vice president of the United States as president of the Senate. The Constitution also calls for a president pro tempore , to serve as the presiding officer when the president of the Senate (the vice president) is absent. In practice, neither the vice president nor the president pro tempore—customarily

12408-668: The magnitude and speed by which it increases synaptic dopamine and norepinephrine concentrations in the striatum . Amphetamine has been identified as a potent full agonist of trace amine-associated receptor 1 (TAAR1), a G s -coupled and G q -coupled G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) discovered in 2001, which is important for regulation of brain monoamines. Activation of TAAR1 increases cAMP Tooltip cyclic adenosine monophosphate production via adenylyl cyclase activation and inhibits monoamine transporter function. Monoamine autoreceptors (e.g., D 2 short , presynaptic α 2 , and presynaptic 5-HT 1A ) have

12540-454: The majority leader priority in obtaining recognition to speak on the floor of the Senate. The majority leader serves as the chief representative of their party in the Senate, and is considered the most powerful member of the Senate. They also serve as the chief representative of their party in the entire Congress if the House of Representatives , and thus the office of the speaker of the House ,

12672-601: The minority. John W. Kern was a Democratic senator from Indiana. While the title was not official, the Senate website identifies Kern as the first Senate party leader, serving in that capacity from 1913 through 1917 (and in turn, the first Senate Democratic leader), while serving concurrently as chairman of the Senate Democratic Caucus. In 1925, the Republicans (who were in the majority at the time) also adopted this language when Charles Curtis became

12804-416: The most senior (longest-serving) senator in the majority party—actually presides over the Senate on a daily basis; that task is given to junior senators of the majority party. Since the vice president may be of a different party from the majority and is not a Senate member subject to discipline, the rules of procedure of the Senate give the vice president no power beyond the presiding role. For these reasons, it

12936-427: The neuronal monoamine transporters , amphetamine also inhibits both vesicular monoamine transporters , VMAT1 and VMAT2 , as well as SLC1A1 , SLC22A3 , and SLC22A5 . SLC1A1 is excitatory amino acid transporter 3 (EAAT3), a glutamate transporter located in neurons, SLC22A3 is an extraneuronal monoamine transporter that is present in astrocytes , and SLC22A5 is a high-affinity carnitine transporter. Amphetamine

13068-443: The nucleus accumbens; magnesium ions inhibit NMDA receptors by blocking the receptor calcium channel . One review suggested that, based upon animal testing, pathological (addiction-inducing) psychostimulant use significantly reduces the level of intracellular magnesium throughout the brain. Supplemental magnesium treatment has been shown to reduce amphetamine self-administration (i.e., doses given to oneself) in humans, but it

13200-795: The number of binge eating days for the duration of the study. In addition, both a review and a meta-analytic systematic review found lisdexamfetamine to be superior to placebo in several secondary outcome measures, including persistent binge eating cessation, reduction of obsessive-compulsive related binge eating symptoms, reduction of body-weight, and reduction of triglycerides. Lisdexamfetamine, like all pharmaceutical amphetamines, has direct appetite suppressant effects that may be therapeutically useful in both BED and its comorbidities. Based on reviews of neuroimaging studies involving BED-diagnosed participants, therapeautic neuroplasticity in dopaminergic and noradrenergic pathways from long-term use of lisdexamfetamine may be implicated in lasting improvements in

13332-507: The occurrence of hyperpyrexia (i.e., core body temperature  ≥ 40 °C) is necessary for the development of amphetamine-induced neurotoxicity. Prolonged elevations of brain temperature above 40 °C likely promote the development of amphetamine-induced neurotoxicity in laboratory animals by facilitating the production of reactive oxygen species, disrupting cellular protein function, and transiently increasing blood–brain barrier permeability. An amphetamine overdose can result in

13464-762: The only post-synaptic receptor at which amphetamine is known to bind is the 5-HT1A receptor , where it acts as an agonist with low micromolar affinity. The full profile of amphetamine's short-term drug effects in humans is mostly derived through increased cellular communication or neurotransmission of dopamine , serotonin , norepinephrine , epinephrine , histamine , CART peptides , endogenous opioids , adrenocorticotropic hormone , corticosteroids , and glutamate , which it affects through interactions with CART , 5-HT1A , EAAT3 , TAAR1 , VMAT1 , VMAT2 , and possibly other biological targets . Amphetamine also activates seven human carbonic anhydrase enzymes, several of which are expressed in

13596-419: The onset of fatigue ), while improving reaction time . Amphetamine improves endurance and reaction time primarily through reuptake inhibition and release of dopamine in the central nervous system. Amphetamine and other dopaminergic drugs also increase power output at fixed levels of perceived exertion by overriding a "safety switch", allowing the core temperature limit to increase in order to access

13728-447: The opposite effect of TAAR1, and together these receptors provide a regulatory system for monoamines. Notably, amphetamine and trace amines possess high binding affinities for TAAR1, but not for monoamine autoreceptors. Imaging studies indicate that monoamine reuptake inhibition by amphetamine and trace amines is site specific and depends upon the presence of TAAR1 co-localization in the associated monoamine neurons. In addition to

13860-435: The opposite. Due to the effect pH has on absorption, amphetamine also interacts with gastric acid reducers such as proton pump inhibitors and H 2 antihistamines , which increase gastrointestinal pH (i.e., make it less acidic). Amphetamine exerts its behavioral effects by altering the use of monoamines as neuronal signals in the brain, primarily in catecholamine neurons in the reward and executive function pathways of

13992-667: The other medications used in RCTs, which included antidepressants (bupropion, mirtazapine , sertraline ), antipsychotics ( aripiprazole ), anticonvulsants ( topiramate , baclofen , gabapentin ), naltrexone , varenicline , citicoline , ondansetron , prometa , riluzole , atomoxetine , dextroamphetamine, and modafinil . A 2018 systematic review and network meta-analysis of 50 trials involving 12 different psychosocial interventions for amphetamine, methamphetamine, or cocaine addiction found that combination therapy with both contingency management and community reinforcement approach had

14124-604: The players he personally trained. McNamee told the Mitchell Commission that he began injecting Clemens with steroids in 1998 and that he continued to provide these steroids through 2001 . Larry Starr was a trainer for 30 years with the Cincinnati Reds (1972–1992) and the Florida Marlins (1993–2002). Starr was interviewed by Mitchell's investigators at least four times, but his information

14256-504: The position I took. If I can't test, if I can't do anything objective with them, what I told my players was come on in [the training room]. If you've got any questions, we'll close the door, close the blinds, there will be no papers, no pencils and what do you want to know. And I'd tell them everything I knew... When Mark McGwire was discovered taking androstenedione, when that hit ESPN, four players walked into my office within an hour and asked, "Where can I get androstenedione?" Starr says that

14388-674: The quality of evidence for these findings is low and is consequently reflected in the AASM's conditional recommendation for dextroamphetamine as a treatment option for narcolepsy. In 2015, a systematic review and a meta-analysis of high quality clinical trials found that, when used at low (therapeutic) doses, amphetamine produces modest yet unambiguous improvements in cognition, including working memory , long-term episodic memory , inhibitory control , and some aspects of attention , in normal healthy adults; these cognition-enhancing effects of amphetamine are known to be partially mediated through

14520-443: The regulation of eating behaviors that are observed even after the drug is discontinued. Narcolepsy is a chronic sleep-wake disorder that is associated with excessive daytime sleepiness, cataplexy , and sleep paralysis . Patients with narcolepsy are diagnosed as either type 1 or type 2, with only the former presenting cataplexy symptoms. Type 1 narcolepsy results from the loss of approximately 70,000 orexin -releasing neurons in

14652-614: The report was commissioned by Selig, and no members of the Milwaukee Brewers , whom Selig once owned, appeared in the report. The report was leaked to the San Francisco Chronicle shortly prior to the deciding game seven of the 2007 American League Championship Series between the Cleveland Indians and the Boston Red Sox , although it was not officially released until December, months after

14784-647: The report was released, then-President of the United States George W. Bush , a former co-owner of the Texas Rangers , said, "We can jump to this conclusion: that steroids have sullied the game." He said he had no prior knowledge or awareness of player steroid use. He added, "My hope is that this report is a part of putting the steroid era of baseball behind us." Strangely enough, the Mitchell Report disappeared from both MLB and Baseball Reference , as Swing Completo LLC noted in their reference to

14916-483: The report while refusing to do the same for the Players Association. Only two active players were interviewed for the report. Of five players who were approached by the investigators for interviews because of their public statements on the issue, Toronto Blue Jays designated hitter Frank Thomas was the only one willing to be interviewed. Kirk Radomski , a former batboy and clubhouse employee for

15048-538: The report. Major League Baseball's drug testing policy became more strict after the Mitchell Report came out, allegedly in hopes of stopping steroid use in professional baseball. Before the Mitchell Report came out, MLB had one unannounced mandatory test each year for every player and random tests for selective players during the season and the off-season. Each drug test examined each player for steroids, steroid precursors, and designer steroids. If caught, suspensions without pay occurred. The first positive tests resulted in

15180-413: The risk of developing a substance use disorder as an adult. Current models of ADHD suggest that it is associated with functional impairments in some of the brain's neurotransmitter systems ; these functional impairments involve impaired dopamine neurotransmission in the mesocorticolimbic projection and norepinephrine neurotransmission in the noradrenergic projections from the locus coeruleus to

15312-536: The second-ranking members of Senate leadership, if there is no floor leader present, the whip may become acting floor leader. The Senate of the 118th Congress is composed in 2024 of 49 Republicans , 47 Democrats , and 4 independents; all the independents caucus with the Democrats . The leaders are Senators Chuck Schumer ( D ) of New York and Mitch McConnell ( R ) of Kentucky . The assistant leaders, or whips, are Senators Dick Durbin ( D ) of Illinois and John Thune ( R ) of South Dakota . At first

15444-438: The series was over. This was cause for some players and media members to note the curious timing of the leak. In particular, Indians pitcher Paul Byrd , along with some of his teammates, felt that the timing of publicizing Byrd's alleged steroid use was suspicious. Former U.S. prosecutor John M. Dowd also brought up allegations of Mitchell's conflict of interest. Dowd, who had defended Senator John McCain of Arizona during

15576-568: The severity of withdrawal symptoms is positively correlated with the age of the individual and the extent of their dependence. Mild withdrawal symptoms from the discontinuation of amphetamine treatment at therapeutic doses can be avoided by tapering the dose. An amphetamine overdose can lead to many different symptoms, but is rarely fatal with appropriate care. The severity of overdose symptoms increases with dosage and decreases with drug tolerance to amphetamine. Tolerant individuals have been known to take as much as 5 grams of amphetamine in

15708-409: The significant health risks associated with recreational use. The first amphetamine pharmaceutical was Benzedrine , a brand which was used to treat a variety of conditions. Currently, pharmaceutical amphetamine is prescribed as racemic amphetamine, Adderall , dextroamphetamine , or the inactive prodrug lisdexamfetamine . Amphetamine increases monoamine and excitatory neurotransmission in

15840-425: The smart, on-the-ball, cool image" and that they sought "stimulation not intoxication [...] greater awareness, not escape" and " confidence and articulacy" rather than the " drunken rowdiness of previous generations." Dextroamphetamine's dopaminergic (rewarding) properties affect the mesocorticolimbic circuit ; a group of neural structures responsible for incentive salience (i.e., "wanting"; desire or craving for

15972-502: The striatum following exposure to amphetamine. This increase in extracellular glutamate presumably occurs via the amphetamine-induced internalization of EAAT3 , a glutamate reuptake transporter, in dopamine neurons. Amphetamine also induces the selective release of histamine from mast cells and efflux from histaminergic neurons through VMAT2 . Acute amphetamine administration can also increase adrenocorticotropic hormone and corticosteroid levels in blood plasma by stimulating

16104-413: The teeth , nosebleed, profuse sweating, rhinitis medicamentosa (drug-induced nasal congestion), reduced seizure threshold , tics (a type of movement disorder), and weight loss . Dangerous physical side effects are rare at typical pharmaceutical doses. Amphetamine stimulates the medullary respiratory centers , producing faster and deeper breaths. In a normal person at therapeutic doses, this effect

16236-603: The therapeutic range can interfere with working memory and other aspects of cognitive control. Amphetamine is used by some athletes for its psychological and athletic performance-enhancing effects , such as increased endurance and alertness; however, non-medical amphetamine use is prohibited at sporting events that are regulated by collegiate, national, and international anti-doping agencies. In healthy people at oral therapeutic doses, amphetamine has been shown to increase muscle strength , acceleration, athletic performance in anaerobic conditions , and endurance (i.e., it delays

16368-656: The treatment of both type 1 and type 2 narcolepsy. Treatment with pharmaceutical amphetamines is generally less preferred relative to other stimulants (e.g., modafinil ) and is considered a third-line treatment option. Medical reviews indicate that amphetamine is safe and effective for the treatment of narcolepsy. Amphetamine appears to be most effective at improving symptoms associated with hypersomnolence , with three reviews finding clinically significant reductions in daytime sleepiness in patients with narcolepsy. Additionally, these reviews suggest that amphetamine may dose-dependently improve cataplexy symptoms. However,

16500-591: The treatment of ADHD in children, adolescents, and adults with pharmaceutical amphetamines stated that short-term studies have demonstrated that these drugs decrease the severity of symptoms, but they have higher discontinuation rates than non-stimulant medications due to their adverse side effects . A Cochrane review on the treatment of ADHD in children with tic disorders such as Tourette syndrome indicated that stimulants in general do not make tics worse, but high doses of dextroamphetamine could exacerbate tics in some individuals.   Binge eating disorder (BED)

16632-501: The user's personality and current mental state. Amphetamine psychosis (e.g., delusions and paranoia ) can occur in heavy users. Although very rare, this psychosis can also occur at therapeutic doses during long-term therapy. According to the FDA, "there is no systematic evidence" that stimulants produce aggressive behavior or hostility. Amphetamine has also been shown to produce a conditioned place preference in humans taking therapeutic doses, meaning that individuals acquire

16764-621: Was conditioned upon his cooperation with the Mitchell investigation. Radomski pled guilty to those charges, received a sentence of five years’ probation, and was fined $ 18,575. Brian McNamee is a personal trainer who was most notably employed by Andy Pettitte , Roger Clemens , and Chuck Knoblauch . He is a former strength coach for the New York Yankees and Toronto Blue Jays . The Mitchell Report alleges that McNamee helped acquire performance-enhancing drugs including steroids, amphetamines , and human growth hormone for some or all of

16896-502: Was entirely omitted from the final Report. Starr has spoken freely about the subject with the press. He told a reporter, I have notes from the Winter Meetings where the owners group and the players' association sat in meetings with the team physicians and team trainers. I was there. And team physicians stood up and said, "Look, we need to do something about this. We've got a problem here if we don't do something about it." That

17028-409: Was in 1988. In another interview, Starr said, I don't totally blame the players. They didn't abuse the system. They used the system. The system was such that there was no testing so... the bad thing was it really put the medical people in a bad situation. If we couldn't test, there was no way we could accuse somebody point blank that they were using some type of performance-enhancing substance... Here's

17160-557: Was made after several influential members of the U.S. Congress made negative comments about the effectiveness and honesty of MLB's drug policies . Mitchell's investigation focused on high-profile players, without investigating the role teams played. Mitchell reported that the Major League Baseball Players Association was "largely uncooperative". According to Mitchell, the Players Association effectively discouraged players from cooperating with

17292-541: Was not a level playing field." According to the report, after mandatory random testing began in 2004, HGH became the substance of choice among players, as it was not then detectable in tests. The report noted that at least one player from each of the thirty Major League Baseball teams was involved in the alleged violations. In all, 89 former and current MLB players are named in the report, including well-known players such as Roger Clemens , Andy Pettitte , Miguel Tejada , and Éric Gagné . Many of them are connected through

17424-564: Was not given a chance to read the report beforehand. He accepted some responsibility for the steroid problems but expressed concern about how the league would treat the players named in the report. Roger Clemens has been deemed the list's standout name. The seven-time Cy Young Award winner issued a response through agent Randy Hendricks , saying "I want to state clearly and without qualification: I did not take steroids, human growth hormone or any other banned substances at any time in my baseball career or, in fact, my entire life." The day after

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