The devastating stimulant has been hitting Portland, Maine hard, even competing with fentanyl as the street drug of choice. Although a fentanyl overdose can be reversed with Narcan, no medicine can ...

Methamphetamine doesn't just spike levels of the pleasure-inducing hormone dopamine in the reward pathways of the brain—it also provokes damaging brain inflammation through similar mechanisms. Meth is ...

The highly addictive drug, manufactured almost exclusively by Mexican cartels, is more dangerous than ever. Its use has been surging across the country. Unlike fentanyl, there are no medicines that ...

A police officer packs up bags of methamphetamine after a news conference in Atlanta to announce the seizure of an estimated $6 million worth of the drug on Wednesday, May 13, 2009. John Bazemore / ...

A subtle shift was happening among clients at the north Minneapolis community drop-in center. For years, people seeking substance abuse services at Anything Helps reported using just one drug of ...

Habibeh Khoshbouei receives funding from NIH grants. Marcelo Febo receives funding from NIH grants. Methamphetamine doesn’t just spike levels of the pleasure-inducing hormone dopamine in the reward ...