Because of recent clamp-downs by the U. S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) including moving the over the counter drugs used to make meth behind the counter, Mexico has emerged as the number one source for the drug. According to the World Drug Report, there are now 12 million meth addicts in the United States. The…

Researchers at China’s Peking University have discovered 396 genes linked to addiction. These so-called “addiction genes” are linked to pathways for substance abuse problems involving alcohol, cocaine, opium and nicotine. According to the director Wei Liping, “The research provides a more complete picture of drug addiction, as genetic factors contribute to about 60 percent of…

There is a blog post at the Real Mental Health website that lists celebrities who have been diagnosed with bipolar disorder. I’m not sure the list is 100-percent accurate, since to the best of my knowledge, Britney Spears, who is on the list has never been officially diagnosed as such. Be that as it may,…

Two researchers at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas have been testing a vaccine for cocaine addiction. The new cocaine vaccine uses antibodies that attach to the drug and prohibit the cocaine from passing the blood-brain barrier. Because the cocaine cannot be absorbed and passed to the brain tissue no high is experienced…