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January 2, 2017
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January 2, 2017

US and Mexican Controls on Precursor Chemicals May Reduce Cocaine and Meth Use in the US

Aug. 17, 2016 — In December 2006, the USA regulated sodium permanganate, a chemical essential to the manufacture of cocaine. In March 2007, Mexico closed a chemical company accused of illicitly importing more than ... read more

Three New Studies Converge on Promising New Target for Addiction Treatment

Sep. 14, 2015 — Three studies implicating metabotropic glutamate receptor 2 (mGluR2) as a new molecular target for the treatment of addiction have been published ... read more

History of Substance Abuse Predicts Misuse of Therapeutic Opioids

Feb. 23, 2015 — There is significant linkage between non-opioid substance abuse disorders, such as misuse of alcohol and illegal drugs, and therapeutic opioid abuse, a new study ... read more

Accelerated Cellular Aging Caused by Methamphetamine Use Limited in Lab

Feb. 11, 2015 — The ravaged faces of methamphetamine addicts tell a terrible tale -- abusing the drug dramatically accelerates aging. Now scientists have discovered how this occurs at the cellular level and ... read more

How Cocaine Works in the Brain, Offers Possibility of Drug to Treat Addiction

Feb. 4, 2015 — Scientists have discovered a mechanism in the brain that is key to making cocaine seem pleasurable, a finding that could lead to a drug treatment for fighting ... read more

Immunotherapy Inhibits Heroin Effects in Research Animals

Jan. 20, 2015 — Immunotherapy could have a place in the treatment of substance abuse in the future. A specific antibody can reduce the acute effects of heroin, according to a new experimental study. This would be ... read more

Meth Users Face Substantially Higher Risk for Getting Parkinson's Disease

Dec. 16, 2014 — In addition to incurring serious dental problems, memory loss and other physical and mental issues, methamphetamine users are three times more at risk for getting Parkinson's disease than ... read more

Domestic Abuse May Affect Children in Womb

Dec. 16, 2014 — Domestic violence can affect children even before they're born, indicates new research. The study is the first to link abuse of pregnant women with emotional and behavioral trauma symptoms in ... read more

Teens With a History of TBI Are Nearly 4 Times More Likely to Have Used Crystal Meth

Nov. 26, 2014 — Ontario students between grades 9 and 12 who said they had a traumatic brain injury in their lifetime, also reported drug use rates two to four times higher than peers with no history of TBI, ... read more

How Exercise Could Reduce Relapse During Meth Withdrawal

Nov. 4, 2014 — Even brief workouts can reduce the risk of relapse in rats withdrawing from methamphetamine, research shows. In addition, the research team found that exercise affected the neurons in a brain region ... read more

Antiretroviral Therapy Benefits HIV-Infected Stimulant Users

Oct. 10, 2014 — A total of 341 HIV-infected men who reported using stimulants such as methamphetamine or cocaine derived life-saving benefits from being on antiretroviral therapy that were comparable to those of ... read more

Zoning Regulations Impact Where Marijuana Dispensaries Can Locate

Aug. 18, 2014 — Municipal zoning regulations may push marijuana dispensaries into low income, minority areas, according to a new ... read more

Wastewater Reveals Drug Consumption Picture

May 27, 2014 — In 2013, wastewater samples from European cities were tested for drug traces for the third time. Basel, Berne, Geneva, St. Gallen and Zurich were among the 42 cities which took part in the study. ... read more

Risky Decision Making on Brains of Methamphetamine Users Examed With Imaging

May 21, 2014 — Methamphetamine users showed less sensitivity to risk and reward in one region of the brain and greater sensitivity in other brain regions compared with non-users when performing an exercise ... read more

Can Exercise Help Reduce Methamphetamine Use?

Apr. 27, 2014 — Exercise may help reduce methamphetamine use, researchers have concluded after a recent study. The abuse of amphetamine type psychomotor stimulants remains a critical legal and public health problem ... read more

Children Exposed to Methamphetamine Before Birth Have Increased Cognitive Problems

Mar. 18, 2014 — Youngsters exposed to methamphetamine before birth had increased cognitive problems at age 7.5 years, highlighting the need for early intervention to improve academic outcomes and reduce the ... read more

U.S. Cocaine Use Cut by Half, While Marijuana Consumption Jumps

Mar. 10, 2014 — A new study shows that the use of cocaine dropped by half across the United States from 2006 to 2010, while use of marijuana jumped by more than 30 percent during the period. Studying illegal drug ... read more

Stimulant-Addicted Patients Can Quit Smoking Without Hindering Treatment

Dec. 11, 2013 — Smokers who are addicted to cocaine or methamphetamine can quit smoking while being treated for their stimulant addiction, without interfering with stimulant addiction treatment, according to new ... read more

Natural Compound Mitigates Effects of Methamphetamine Abuse

Nov. 19, 2013 — Researchers have found that resveratrol may also block the effects of the highly addictive drug, ... read more

Crystal Methamphetamine Use by Street Youth Increases Risk of Injecting Drugs

Oct. 15, 2013 — The use of crystal methamphetamine by street-involved youth is linked to an increased risk of injecting drugs, with crystal methamphetamine being the drug most commonly used at the time of first ... read more
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