Tough on Drugs

Oregon Health & Science University research showing stress triggers relapse of methamphetamine abuse in mice could be a step toward developing a drug to curb this frustrating obstacle to recovery. Results of the study not only validate earlier studies on the effects of stress on drug relapse in humans, they also show a compound researchers used to mimic metabolic changes that occur during stress creates a useful model for studying this effect in the laboratory.

Posted on Mon, 30 Oct 2006 00:00:00 EST at http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/200...093931.htm