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

Methamphetamine addiction has long been framed as a story of dopamine gone haywire, with the drug flooding the brain’s reward ...

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

Editor's note: As Pennington County firms up plans to relocate and expand its local drug and alcohol detoxification center known as "detox," the Rapid City Journal is publishing a two-part series on ...

MITCHELL, S.D. — It’s been nearly 20 years since Teri Leuning tried methamphetamine for the first time, but she remembers every detail like it was yesterday. “I was a sophomore in high school, and I ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Many methamphetamine users who joined a residential rehabilitation program to quit their drug use succeeded initially - but after three years, all but a few had gone back ...

Methamphetamine is a potent synthetic stimulant that affects the central nervous system. It is highly addictive and can cause serious health complications for people who use it, both short and ...

SAN DIEGO, March 31, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- For most people, the journey into addiction recovery almost always begins with drug rehabilitation programs. The Recover partners with the best dual ...

In addiction parlance, it’s often said that an alcoholic or drug user must “hit rock bottom” before they can finally lift themselves to sobriety.

Overdose deaths tied to opioids are down slightly in Massachusetts and across the nation as a whole. But deaths involving stimulants, cocaine and methamphetamine, are way up. The Centers for Disease ...