Unger, Katherine. (May 18, 2006). Addicted by Sex? Science NOW Daily News. Issue 209: 1
EXCERPT: The battle of the sexes is a bit lopsided when it comes to illegal drugs. Men have higher rates of addiction to stimulants such as methamphetamine, and they're also more likely to suffer brain damage from "meth" use. Abstract: Provides information on research regarding sex differences in all kinds of diseases associated with dopamine release.
RELATED PUBMED LINK:
Munro CA, McCaul ME, Wong DF, Oswald LM, Zhou Y, Brasic J, Kuwabara H, Kumar A, Alexander M, Ye W, Wand GS. Sex differences in striatal dopamine release in healthy adults. Biol Psychiatry. 2006 May 15;59(10):966-74. Epub 2006 Apr 17. PMID: 16616726 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]