Methamphetamine addiction has a way of looping back on itself. A rush of pleasure pulls you in, cravings follow, and the brain learns that the drug is the fastest route to reward. Yet scientists still ...

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.

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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 ...

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University of Florida neuroscientists have made a mechanistic discovery that paves the way to test immune-modulating medicines as a potential tool to break the cycle of methamphetamine addiction. In a ...

Adolescents in the US face significant barriers to accessing effective drug treatment, with only 31% of children ages 12-17 ...

The city said 100 people lost welfare benefits for not complying with treatment last year, although flexible requirements make it hard to assess how many people have stopped doing drugs as a result.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...