Addiction to Methamphetamine Is Particularly Difficult to Treat

question 44

Essay

Addiction to methamphetamine is particularly difficult to treat. Review some of the cognitive deficits seen in methamphetamine addiction and explain how these deficits complicate efforts to treat the addiction.

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Definitions:

Nixon Administration

The presidency of Richard Nixon, the 37th President of the United States, which lasted from 1969 to 1974.

Economic Aid

Financial assistance provided by one country or international organization to another to support its economic development and welfare.

CIA

The Central Intelligence Agency, a United States federal agency responsible for foreign intelligence and national security.

Pinochet

Augusto Pinochet, a Chilean general who led a coup d'état in 1973 and served as dictator of Chile until 1990, known for human rights abuses.