Author Archives: B.F. Hebb

In recent years amphetamine, particularly METH (methamphetamine), has received considerable, negative media attention. You may read about police raiding a secret METH lab in your local newspaper, hear that METH is stealing our youth in a news report, or see anti-drug commercials portraying the … Continue reading →

For rats, the most alluring substance isn’t alcohol, heroin, or cocaine: it’s not a drug at all, in fact, it’s an artificial sweetener called saccharin. What’s saccharin? Saccharin is a non-caloric sugar substitute that has been used in many low-calorie … Continue reading →

It’s Saturday morning, bright and early: how are you feeling? Headache? Yes. Nausea? Yes. Restlessness? Yes. Sweating, irritability, vomiting? Yes, yes, yes. No need to call the doctor. Given what you had to drink last night, your diagnosis is simple: … Continue reading →

Although millions of people use drugs in the US every year, relatively few users (< 3%) develop addiction. The relatively low number of individuals who become addicted has led researchers to focus efforts on identifying brain regions that drugs target, … Continue reading →