meth addiction


January 29, 2015

UAMS Startup Gets $14.5 Million to Develop Drug Therapies for Methamphetamine Users

Spencer Watson

January 29, 2015 | A University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) BioVentures startup company, InterveXion Therapeutics LLC, has received two federal grants totaling $14.5 million for development of drug therapies that can help methamphetamine drug abusers break their addiction.


August 28, 2014

Research Study Using ADHD Drugs to Treat Addiction

Spencer Watson

LITTLE ROCK – A team of University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) researchers are studying the potential of two drugs used to treat Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in helping addicts overcome their dependence on methamphetamine.