Both amphetamine induced psychosis and schizophrenia have been noted to have effects on the neurotransmitters dopamine and norepinephrine (Kokkinidis & Anisman, 1980). A study conducted …show more content…
Methamphetamine is one of the most potent stimulants known, which can exacerbate psychotic symptoms more easily, and more intense symptoms than most other stimulants. Methamphetamine psychosis has been known to occur at one dose, but more commonly occurs with chronic use of the drug (Dore & Sweeting, 2006). These symptoms are similar to those induced by amphetamines. The difference with methamphetamine is that in many cases it only takes one dose to induce psychotic symptoms. The researchers also found that chronic use of methamphetamine could prompt schizophrenia to develop without a return to normal (Dore & Sweeting, 2006). The researchers also found the best treatment for methamphetamine-induced psychosis is neuroleptics(Dore & Sweeting, 2006). While symptoms usually arise from individuals who have used methamphetamine chronically, or individuals with a preexisting psychotic disorder, these symptoms can arise from completely healthy individuals who have no pre-exposure to the drug (Dore & Sweeting,