Drug Abuse

Many people move from casual drug use to drug abuse and addiction. Drugs like cocaine, methamphetamine, marijuana, heroin, alter gene expression and brain circuitry. Once drug abuse crosses into addiction, the compulsive drug craving, seeking and use occurs. Our featured publications offer a variety of cultural, social, and scientific views on drug abuse.

Most Recent Articles on Drug Abuse

• Abuse of ADHD Drugs on the Rise 

  As more and more prescriptions are being written for medications to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), more and more children...

  HealthDay, 08/24/09 by Serena Gordon, HealthDay Reporter · More from publication

• Without substance: ADHD meds don't up kids' drug abuse risk 

  Stimulants have long been prescribed to children diagnosed with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD. Over the past decade, child...

  Science News, 04/05/08 by Bruce Bower · More from publication

• Deficit in Brain Function Puts Teens at Risk of Drug Abuse 

  Teens at risk of developing a substance abuse disorder have deficits in frontal brain activation, a U.S. study concludes. The researchers used...

  HealthDay, 03/05/08 by Robert Preidt · More from publication

• Non-Medical Use of Prescriptions Linked to Drug Abuse Risk 

  Among college students, non-medical use of frequently abused prescription drugs increases the risk of drug abuse, says a University of Michigan...

  HealthDay, 03/03/08 by Robert Preidt · More from publication

• Vice vaccines: scientists give a shot in the arm to the fight against smoking, drug abuse, and obesity 

  When Rachel Harrison was 16 years old, she took a drag from her first cigarette. She remembers loving it right away--the taste, the warmth, and...

  Science News, 02/10/07 by Christen Brownlee · More from publication

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