The present invention provides synthetic immunochemical haptens for the
generation of antibodies that are designed to recognize the common
molecular features of d-methamphetamine-like abused stimulants with
insignificant cross-reactivity to endogenous substrates (e.g. dopamine)
or over-the-counter medications (e.g. 1-methamphetamine, pseudoephedrine,
phenylpropanolamine and ephedrine). These monoclonal antibodies and their
antigen binding fragments are useful in treatment plans for recovering
addicts, in emergency room settings for rapidly reversing a drug
overdose, in protection of fetuses from drug-abusing pregnant mothers or
in a psychiatric setting to reduce the exacerbation of psychotic
disorders caused by stimulant drugs.