Methamphetamine News

Posted February 6, 2013:

• Native Hawaiians Have Bleeding Strokes at Earlier Age, Independent of Meth Use

Posted December 19, 2012:

• Drug Tests in Humans for Methamphetamine Addiction

Posted November 28, 2012:

• Treating Cocaine Dependence: Promising New Pharmacotherapy

Posted November 1, 2012:

• Meth Vaccine Shows Promising Results in Early Tests; Blocking a Meth High Could Help Addicts Committed to Recovery

Posted September 26, 2012:

• Pain Pill Abuse: Research Sheds Light on Potential Habit-Forming Properties of Tramadol

Posted August 1, 2012:

• Fruit Flies on Methamphetamine Die Largely as a Result of Anorexia

Posted April 18, 2012:

• Speed and Ecstasy Associated With Depression in Teenagers

Posted March 8, 2012:

• Discovery of Brain's Natural Resistance to Drugs May Offer Clues to Treating Addiction

Posted February 16, 2012:

• Anthrax-Killing Foam Proves Effective in Meth Lab Cleanup, Study Suggests

Posted January 25, 2012:

• Potential Target for Anti-Craving Medications Identified

Posted August 1, 2011:

• Recent Methamphetamine Use Among Young Men Who Have Sex With Men Associated With Increased Risk of Sexual Practices That May Expose Them to HIV

Posted July 26, 2011:

• Increased Risk of Parkinson's Disease in Methamphetamine Users, Study Finds

Posted May 11, 2011:

• Toward a Vaccine for Methamphetamine Abuse

Posted May 1, 2011:

• Newborns Exposed to Methamphetamine Before Birth Are Hard to Arouse, Hard to Calm Down, Study Suggests

Posted April 20, 2011:

• Fruit Flies on Meth: Study Explores Whole-Body Effects of Toxic Drug

Posted February 3, 2011:

• Drug-Abusers Have Difficulty to Recognize Negative Emotions as Wrath, Fear and Sadness, Study Finds

Posted December 14, 2010:

• Post-9/11 Security Zones Blight Landscape, Create 'Architecture of Fear'

Posted November 15, 2010:

• Early-Life Brain Inflammation May Increase Susceptibility to Drug Addiction in Adulthood

Posted August 16, 2010:

• Amphetamine Use Increases Risk of Aortic Tears in Young Adults, Study Suggests

Posted June 7, 2010:

• Fewer Meth-Related Emergency Visits Reported Following Oregon 'Anti-Meth' Legislation

Posted May 27, 2010:

• Snails on Methamphetamine: Memories Formed by Snails Under Influence of Meth Are Harder to Forget

Posted March 16, 2010:

• Brain Abnormalities Identified That Result from Prenatal Methamphetamine Exposure

Posted December 8, 2009:

• Undergrad Researchers Lay Groundwork for Drug Addiction Remedy

Posted December 2, 2009:

• The Buzz on Fruit Flies: New Role in the Search for Addiction Treatments

Posted November 6, 2009:

• New Light Shed On Gastroschisis Birth Defect

Posted July 15, 2009:

• Wastewater Used To Map Illicit Drug Use

Posted June 29, 2009:

• Brain Functions That Can Prevent Relapse Improve After A Year Of Methamphetamine Abstinence

Posted April 21, 2009:

• Following Meth Use In Mice: Exercise Protects Against Damage Causing Leakage In Blood-Brain Barrier

Posted April 15, 2009:

• Prenatal Methamphetamine Exposure Linked To Abnormal Brain Development

Posted February 4, 2009:

• Methamphetamine Use Cost United States About $23 Billion In 2005, Study Estimates

Posted December 15, 2008:

• Tracking Community-Wide Drug Use By Testing Water At Sewage Treatment Plants

Posted December 11, 2008:

• Success Of Anti-Meth Ads Questioned By Study

Posted December 1, 2008:

• Decongestant Use Common Among Young Children In U.S., Even Though Pseudoephedrine Exposure May Be Harmful

Posted November 18, 2008:

• Methamphetamine Abuse Linked To Underage Sex, Smoking And Drinking

Posted November 13, 2008:

• Hope For Treating Relapse To Methamphetamine Abuse

Posted October 27, 2008:

• Methamphetamine Abuse Linked To Underage Sex, Smoking And Drinking

Posted October 14, 2008:

• Methamphetamine Enters Brain Quickly And Lingers

Posted September 15, 2008:

• New Method Identifies Meth Hot Spots

Posted June 16, 2008:

• Pharmacology Of Crystal Meth Described

Posted June 4, 2008:

• Amphetamine Abuse Linked To Heart Attacks In Young Adults

Posted April 9, 2008:

• Methamphetamine Use In Pregnancy Damages Learning Ability Of Offspring, Study Suggests
• Methamphetamine Addiction Mechanism Discovered, Explains Why Cravings Last So Long

Posted November 29, 2007:

• Club Drugs Inflict Damage Similar To Traumatic Brain Injury

Posted October 10, 2007:

• Feline Virus, Antiviral Drug Studied To Understand Drug Resistance

Posted August 27, 2007:

• Meth Use May Increase Risk Of Spreading HIV and Other STDs, Study Suggests

Posted August 14, 2007:

• Meth Exposure In Young Adults Leads To Long-Term Behavioral Consequences

Posted June 27, 2007:

• Crystal Methamphetamine Use In Young Adults May Be Higher Than Previously Reported

Posted June 25, 2007:

• Chronic Methamphetamine Abuse Linked To Cardiovascular Disease, Study Suggests

Posted June 21, 2007:

• New Vaccines Help Kick Drug Habits

Posted May 29, 2007:

• Common Treatment For Methamphetamine Overdose May Damage Brain Cells

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