The term "drug abuse" does not exclude dependency, but is otherwise used in a similar manner in nonmedical contexts. The terms have a huge range of definitions related to taking a psychoactive ...

Drug addiction manifests as a compulsive drive to take a drug despite serious adverse consequences. This aberrant behaviour has traditionally been viewed as bad 'choices' that are made voluntarily ...

“Crystal meth” is a street name for the drug methamphetamine, a powerful stimulant that carries a high risk of physical dependence. Although methamphetamine has medical purposes, people use ...

This Center was funded to study genetic influences on, and treatment of, antisocial drug dependence, under a NIDA (DA 11015) grant. We represent a collaborative effort across two campuses of the ...