Children who are exposed to methamphetamine before birth can have behavior problems as young as age 3, a new study finds. But those problems are manageable, the researchers say, especially if the ...

University of Florida neuroscientists showed methamphetamine triggered a feedback loop between dopamine and the inflammatory protein TNF in mouse brains.

Methamphetamine doesn't just spike levels of the pleasure-inducing hormone dopamine in the reward pathways of the brain - it also provokes damaging ...

University of Florida neuroscientists have made a mechanistic discovery that paves the way to test immune-modulating medicines as a potential tool to ...

The highly addictive drug, manufactured almost exclusively by Mexican cartels, is more dangerous than ever. Its use has been surging across the country. Unlike fentanyl, there are no medicines that ...

Violence associated with psychoactive substance use has long been recognized as a contributing factor in assaults and homicides. Although doctors can’t diagnose a person whom they haven’t personally ...

Two men were arrested Saturday afternoon after deputies responded to a call of suspicious behavior. At approximately 3:45 p.m. deputies located a vehicle with no plates parked on the side of the road ...