Cynthia Kuhn, PhD

Cynthia Kuhn, PhD, professor of pharmacology, cancer biology, psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Duke University School of Medicine in Durham, North Carolina, where she studies the biologic factors that increase sensitivity to drug abuse and depression. Dr. Kuhn is also coauthor, with Scott Swartzwelder, PhD, and Wilkie Wilson, PhD, of Buzzed: The Straight Facts About the Most Used and Abused Drugs from Alcohol to Ecstasy (Norton).

4 Supplements That Can Impair Your Brain

4 Supplements That Can Impair Your Brain

Cynthia Kuhn, PhD | March 3, 2015

They can cause depression, anxiety and other problems... It’s hardly news that supplements—just like drugs—can have physical side effects. Recent…

Warning! Never Combine These Medications

Warning! Never Combine These Medications

Cynthia Kuhn, PhD | July 30, 2012

The office of the chief medical examiner of New York City reported that the death of 28-year-old actor Heath Ledger…