Drug overdose deaths involving cocaine and psychostimulants such as methamphetamine have been rising quickly in the United States in recent years, and a new report from the US Centers for Disease ...

Medications prescribed for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may not be limited to relieving immediate symptoms ...

Opioids mixed with cocaine or psychostimulants with abuse potential have driven overdose deaths in recent years, according to new findings from the CDC‘s National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS).

A research team of the Center for Brain Research at the Medical University of Vienna has identified a specific cell group in the brain responsible for shifts in the sleep-wake rhythm caused by ...

An estimated 76 million people use psychostimulants, which include illicit drugs such as methamphetamine, cocaine, and 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine, as well as prescription stimulants. A new ...

February 3, 2009 — Psychostimulants do not appear to affect the development of brain structure in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), a ...

Researchers describe how withdrawal from nicotine, methamphetamine and cocaine alters the functional architecture and patterns in the brains of mice, compared to control animals, a key to developing ...

Psychostimulants interacting with the dopamine transporter are found in the therapy of neuro-psychiatric disorders, such as ADHD or depression, as well as on the illicit drug market. In order to ...

Psychostimulants effective for ADHD Primary-care based psychopharmacologic and psychosocial interventions can be used to manage this common childhood disorder. In Practice Parameter for the Assessment ...

Drug overdose deaths involving cocaine and psychostimulants such as methamphetamine have been rising quickly in the United States in recent years, and a new report from the U.S. Centers for Disease ...