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Amphetamine Reevaluation Urged

Amphetamine Reevaluation Urged The clinical value of amphetamine-type drugs should be reassessed in view of the steady accumulation of evidence that these drugs are not as safe as they were once thought to be, a British physician told the AMA Convention. In the last five years a number of reports have been published giving details of cases of habituation or addiction to these drugs, said Philip H. Connell, MD, the Bethlem Royal and the Maudsley Hospital, London. "It seems clear, therefore, that these drugs, which are prescribed so widely, are not as safe as had been previously suggested, and that a new look into their real value in clinical medicine is needed in order that the prescribing of these drugs can be evaluated in relation to their dangers," Connell said. "The responsibility of the family doctor is a very real one," he added, "and it is a pity that there have been so http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png JAMA American Medical Association

Amphetamine Reevaluation Urged

JAMA , Volume 193 (1) – Jul 5, 1965

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American Medical Association
Copyright
Copyright © 1965 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved. Applicable FARS/DFARS Restrictions Apply to Government Use.
ISSN
0098-7484
eISSN
1538-3598
DOI
10.1001/jama.1965.03090010105049
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Abstract

The clinical value of amphetamine-type drugs should be reassessed in view of the steady accumulation of evidence that these drugs are not as safe as they were once thought to be, a British physician told the AMA Convention. In the last five years a number of reports have been published giving details of cases of habituation or addiction to these drugs, said Philip H. Connell, MD, the Bethlem Royal and the Maudsley Hospital, London. "It seems clear, therefore, that these drugs, which are prescribed so widely, are not as safe as had been previously suggested, and that a new look into their real value in clinical medicine is needed in order that the prescribing of these drugs can be evaluated in relation to their dangers," Connell said. "The responsibility of the family doctor is a very real one," he added, "and it is a pity that there have been so

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JAMAAmerican Medical Association

Published: Jul 5, 1965

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