About the Authors

Nora D. Volkow

nvolkow@nida.nih.gov

Affiliations National Institute on Drug Abuse, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America

Joanna S. Fowler

Affiliation Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York, United States of America

Gene-Jack Wang

Affiliation Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York, United States of America

Elena Shumay

Affiliation Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York, United States of America

Frank Telang

Affiliation National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America

Peter K. Thanos

Affiliation National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America

David Alexoff

Affiliation Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: NDV JSF GJW. Performed the experiments: GJW FT PKT. Analyzed the data: NDV JSF ES DA. Wrote the paper: NDV. Performed the image analysis: JSF. Compiled the region of interest data: JSF. Coordinated the study and evaluated the subjects: GJW. Oversaw clinical operations including the imaging procedures: FT. Conducted preclinical work to corroborate the binding of [11C]d-methamphetamine into tissues: PKT. Involved in data coordination and quality control: DA.