NASHVILLE, Tenn (WKRN) — Zach Livingston has been battling addiction since age 12. He says it started with alcohol, then marijuana, pills, and heroin. But there was one drug worse than the others.

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 ...

Methamphetamine is a potent synthetic stimulant that affects the central nervous system. It is highly addictive and can cause serious health complications for people who use it, both short and ...

Methamphetamine, or meth, is a powerful stimulant that can make you feel more awake and active. Scientists in the early 20th century developed it in an effort to improve the medication amphetamine.

Heroin, or opiate, withdrawal is the gold standard of addiction withdrawal. Imagine the worst flu of your life and then imagine knowing that taking a hit of this stuff will make it all better. Think ...

Unlike with opioids, there is no medication to suppress cravings for meth and other stimulants. As use soars, hundreds of clinics are trying a radically different approach. Six months after a doctor ...

Methamphetamine use is on the rise around the world and so too is heart failure (HF) secondary to use of the drug, yet evidence to guide clinicians is slim and inconsistent, according to a review ...

GREENE COUNTY, Mo. — Located in the heart of the Bible Belt, where Jesus is King and you can find a church on every corner, not too long ago, you could find a meth lab just as easily. At their peak in ...

Drug related deaths have been the highest since records began in 1993, with the latest ONS (Office National Statistics) figures showing that 5,448 people died in England and Wales from substance ...