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.

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 ...

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – At a recent task force meeting on the epidemic of methamphetamine use in Appalachia, Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen winced when a federal prosecutor described the illegal drug as an ...

MATTOON — A presentation about the effects of methamphetamine use on families and children will be hosted Tuesday by the Coles County Meth Awareness Coalition. The presentation by Dr. Deanna St.

Everyone knows that meth addiction is hard on the addict. As it becomes more difficult to get the same feeling of euphoria and energy from meth, the addict will need to take the drug more and more ...