Methamphetamine doesn't just spike levels of the pleasure-inducing hormone dopamine in the reward pathways of the brain—it ...

An intriguing experiment in drug treatment is quietly unfolding in the Bay Area. The idea? Rewarding methamphetamine users who get clean with gift cards to Burger King, Walmart and other stores. Drug ...

University of Florida neuroscientists have made a mechanistic discovery that paves the way to test immune-modulating ...

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The methamphetamine crisis reveals shortcomings in Nebraska’s system established to deal with addicts, according to a new report from the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Dealing with meth addicts is ...

Without her mother, Stacy Sullivan-Jones wouldn't have ever overcome a 17-year addiction to methamphetamine. Without her mother, Sullivan-Jones wouldn't have ever gotten high. Her mother, Karen ...

~ Methamphetamine remains scourge for young women, families. With methamphetamine use in women increasing, politicians seek to provide more funding for some treatment facilities, something local ...

Baltimore addiction programs draw patients with free housing while collecting millions. Some say one company offered little help. Amanda Vlakos was found dead of an overdose in September while ...

He lost his job. He lost his car. He nearly lost his apartment. Worse than that, he says, his addiction has hurt his family. “I went [to lunch] with my auntie and I saw such sadness in her eyes,” ...

Bernard Groves has spent five years trying to quit methamphetamine. He lost his job. He lost his car. He nearly lost his apartment. Worse than that, he says, his addiction has hurt his family. “I went ...