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

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 ...

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

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,” ...

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 ...

BOULDER — The Elkhorn Treatment Center — a new women’s corrections and meth treatment facility in Boulder — will accept its first six residents on Tuesday. Once the treatment center opens, officials ...

MISSOULA — As meth addicts in Montana flood a crowded and costly state prison system, the kind of treatment addiction experts say works best remains out of reach. But that’s slated to change this year ...

Last week's flap over a study's questioning whether this country's methamphetamine problem is a big deal or not would be amusing if the topic were not so serious. The Sentencing Project, a non-profit ...

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