A new study published in the journal Science Signaling has found that an immune system protein plays a central role in the ...

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

Stimulant use is not new. Compounds derived from ephedra have existed for centuries, but modern meth is far more toxic, inconsistently produced and widely available. Widespread exposure to ...

Medical experts: Admissions of supposed Obama plot fits user behavior. August 28, 2008— -- One of the men investigated for allegedly threatening presidential candidate Barack Obama's life while ...

ANOKA, Minn. -- For a premature baby born to a woman addicted to methamphetamine, Logan Meir was coming along pretty well. Doctors treating his underdeveloped palate had removed the tracheal tube he ...

After years of urging by criminal justice professionals, a federal sentencing commission is poised to reform the meth laws to ...

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 ...

Researchers are calling for additional studies to determine why seniors continue using meth. Methamphetamine poisoning is the leading cause of fatal overdoses among adults 50 to 79 in the islands, ...

Though methamphetamine has impacted the Crow Tribe in southern Montana, the community is trying to rebuild after the drug's ...

Editor’s note: We recently asked readers to send in their most burning questions about homelessness. One of the top questions was: Does addiction cause homelessness? This post is our first attempt to ...

Jonathan Leyvas opened the lid of a dumpster on a hot July morning in Mesa, hoping to find something useful or valuable inside. Like many unsheltered people in metro Phoenix, he lives day to day.