Mark Souder: “there is quite frankly some disagreement in the field. Generally speaking, we figure six to eight times somebody's going…”

“there is quite frankly some disagreement in the field. Generally speaking, we figure six to eight times somebody's going to go through drug treatment. Many times they are pressured by a family member, and they did not really make the commitment. If somebody makes an internal commitment you can usually do it in one time. I would also like to insert into the Record at this point the scientific reasons for the effect of meth. I think this will help answer the question. This is a fairly technical document here that comes from a meth report that we are about to release. scientific reasons for meth effects Methamphetamine is a potent central nervous system stimulant that affects the brain by acting on the mechanisms responsible for regulating a class of neurotransmitters known as the biogenic amines or monoamine neurotransmitters. This broad class of neurotransmitters is generally responsible for regulating heart rate, body temperature, blood pressure, appetite, attention, mood and responses associated with alertness or alarm conditions. Although the exact mechanism of action is unknown, it is generally believed that methamphetamine causes the release of these monoamines through the monoamine transporter as well as blocking the re- uptake of these neurotransmitters, causing them to remain within the synaptic cleft longer than otherwise.…”