A group of researchers from the IMIM (Hospital del Mar Research Institute) and from the INAD (Hospital del Mar Neuropsychiatry and Addictions Institute) has participated in an international study aiming to give a general overview at a chemical, pharmacological and behavioral level of a recently appeared new chemical compound, according to the Recreational Drugs European Network, as a new abused drug: methoxetamine (MXE).

A few months after the federal Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a report on the use of psychoactive drugs by children in foster care in five states, a national study from PolicyLab at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia describes prescription patterns over time in 48 states.

48-state study lays groundwork for state-level action PHILADELPHIA, April 30, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A few months after the federal Government Accountability

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., March 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Sex, food, alcohol and drug addictions may be more of a brain-health problem than a bad habit gone wrong, according to a new study published

A new study lead by the Neuroscience Institute of Alicante reveals how manipulating the endocannabinoid system can modulate high levels of impulsivity.