MATTOON — A presentation about the effects of methamphetamine use on families and children will be hosted Tuesday by the Coles County Meth Awareness Coalition. The presentation by Dr. Deanna St.

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Everyone knows that meth addiction is hard on the addict. As it becomes more difficult to get the same feeling of euphoria and energy from meth, the addict will need to take the drug more and more ...

The state introduced a $1 million ad campaign yesterday featuring images of strung-out addicts with rotten teeth that's aimed at scaring Alabama teenagers away from trying methamphetamine. The project ...

For only the second time in 30 years Bend resident Joe Spratt has been free from using methamphetamines. Today he’s 90 days sober. It’s a big deal, said the 46-year-old Spratt. Without drug use, he ...

Editor’s note: We recently asked readers to send in their most burning questions about homelessness. One of the top questions was: Does addiction cause homelessness? This post is our first attempt to ...