March 2008: Amphetamine-type stimulant drugs - a dangerous trend?

Professor Hamid Ghodse discusses the history of legally available amphetamine-type drugs and the staggering rise in their use, showing how mental health professionals need to be aware of the societal trends and professional attitudes that can lead to over-prescription and its damaging effects.

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Learning outcomes:

 

By completing this module, we hope that you will gain:

 

  • a knowledge of the history of amphetamine-type drug use; 

 

  • an understanding of the societal and professional trends which have led to the sharp increase in the prevalence of these drugs;

 

  • an awareness of the issues arising from the over-prescription of these types of drugs;

 

  • a greater awareness of the responsibilities of mental health professionals in this area. 

 

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