(THE CONVERSATION) 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A London city councillor is calling on provincial regulators to take a look at the operations of New Dawn Medical, an addictions clinic that's partnered with five London pharmacies to distribute ...

Eye doctors treating vision-threatening infections in drug users are uniquely positioned to connect patients with life-saving ...

Why don't we have better treatment options for people addicted to meth? It's more complicated than you would think.