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Investigation of p-Methoxyamphetamine Excretion in Amphetamine Induced Psychosis

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MANY differences exist between the symptoms of schizophrenia and those of drug-induced states caused by agents like LSD or mescaline1. Amphetamine psychosis, by contrast, can in some cases replicate virtually all of the manifestations of natural schizophrenic illness2–5. Such a correspondence justifies a study of the biochemical basis of this condition.

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    B. M. ANGRIST, J. W. SCHWEITZER, A. J. FRIEDHOFF & S. GERSHON

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ANGRIST, B., SCHWEITZER, J., FRIEDHOFF, A. et al. Investigation of p-Methoxyamphetamine Excretion in Amphetamine Induced Psychosis. Nature 225, 651–652 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1038/225651a0

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