The pressing issue of methamphetamine addiction — especially within Florida’s LGBTQ+ community — has largely been overlooked. Florida is among the five states with the most meth users according to ...

The generic tetracyclic antidepressant mirtazapine was associated with a modest but significant reduction in methamphetamine use in adults with moderate-to-severe methamphetamine use disorder in a ...

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. Meth is ...

A placebo-controlled trial showed that use of the antidepressant mirtazapine in routine clinical practice reduced methamphetamine use in adults with methamphetamine use disorder. There were no ...

Millions of people use methamphetamine in the United States, and overdoses involving the drug have been rising over the last decade. But while we have a veritable armory of tools to help with other ...

Unlike with opioids, there is no medication to suppress cravings for meth and other stimulants. As use soars, hundreds of clinics are trying a radically different approach. Six months after a doctor ...

Lev’s reporting has explored Americans’ deadly hostility to addiction medications, subpar treatment offered in jails and prisons, shifts in the illicit drug supply and consumption behavior, ...

Lev’s reporting has explored Americans’ deadly hostility to addiction medications, subpar treatment offered in jails and prisons, shifts in the illicit drug supply and consumption behavior, ...

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. Meth ...