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 ...

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.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Numbers from the Knox County forensic center show meth is the second most popular drug in the area, following closely behind fentanyl. Leaders at Metro Drug Coalition are raising ...

Oct. XX, 2005 — -- The Aug. 8 edition of Newsweek sent up alarms with its cover story, "The Meth Epidemic: Inside America's New Drug Crisis," complete with gruesome photos of addicts and meth ...

Hawaii prosecutors said a 29-year-old Honolulu man was charged after a traffic stop on Wednesday, Sept. 10, led officers to seize 5.88 pounds of methamphetamine from his vehicle. Experts said they are ...