N. Kentucky a testing ground for overdose antidote [online extra]

N. Kentucky a testing ground for overdose antidote [online extra]
A dozen volunteers, including one doctor, practiced Saturday morning how to greet and treat addicts at high risk of relapsing on heroin and hand them a kit containing a drug that could save their lives if they fall into an overdose. Kentucky's first … Read more on The Courier-Journal

Stress Steroid Mediated Withdrawal Anxiety in Methamphetamine Dependent …
… that is increased by exposure to methamphetamine is also the target for a stress steroid that produces anxiety during withdrawal from methamphetamine. This receptor is also a novel target for flumazenil, a drug commonly used to treat tranquilizer … Read more on Science Daily (press release)