The hormone oxytocin — known as the “love drug” or “cuddle chemical” — plays an important role in pair-bonding, child-rearing and social behavior. Now researchers are discovering that it could also ...

In the wake of the tragic Reiner murders, here's what to know about how methamphetamines and other drugs can affect chronic users.

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 ...

Dr. Curtis Bone is an addiction medicine physician with Be Well Texas. (Copyright 2024 by KSAT - All rights reserved.) SAN ANTONIO – Recovery is a long road for ...

Methamphetamine use is no secret. The addictive stimulant is a fixture in popular culture, on the big screen (“Winter’s Bone”) and the small (“Breaking Bad”). But when officials talk about the ...

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In 2003, law enforcement discovered 23,000 meth labs within the United States. By 2017 that number had plummeted to 3,000, but more meth than ever before was pouring in across the southwest border. In ...

After examining 15-year-old Janie, I sat down to chat. “We’re going to discuss some things I talk about with everyone,” I said. Then I asked Janie what she thought of a methamphetamine arrest that had ...

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Federal sentences for meth trafficking crimes are much longer than those for other, deadlier drugs. And nowhere are those meth sentences longer than in the Northern District of Texas, which serves the ...