A study published in the journal Psychopharmacology has found that the increase in motivation people experience from methamphetamine is separate from the drug’s ability to produce a euphoric high. The ...

Here is some information about methamphetamine from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency: Q: What is methamphetamine? A: Methamphetamine is a powerful stimulant. It is a controlled substance that is ...

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 ...

Crystal methamphetamine is a synthetic stimulant that is easy and fairly inexpensive to manufacture. The ingredients are readily attainable over-the-counter products such as ephedrine and drain ...

Assistant Project Scientist Marta Pratelli and Professor Nick Spitzer study neurotransmitter switching, an evolving area of research investigating how the brain changes function and structure in ...

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 ...

While opioids have been involved in most of Alaska’s drug overdose deaths, another drug is a frequent contributor to those outcomes: methamphetamine. A little over half of the fatal overdoses in ...

World War II was not only the most destructive war in human history but also the most pharmacologically enhanced. It was literally sped up by speed ...

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.