Methamphetamine use is on the rise, and Kerre Woodham is wondering why people still use it despite knowing all the harm it ...

Drug harm reduction advocates says there is little evidence that methamphetamine is more harmful in the ACT since being ...

For the first time, people who want to stop using crystal methamphetamine may be able to treat their addiction with a cheap and readily available medication, say researchers at the National Drug and ...

Methamphetamine—more commonly known as meth, crystal or ice—is a highly addictive, stimulant drug. An estimated 7.4 million people in the world are dependent on it or "addicted" to it. They face ...

I work as a felony prosecutor in a town where methamphetamine is our biggest narcotics problem. I’m also a big fan of Breaking Bad, but whenever I ask colleagues (particularly law-enforcement officers ...

Methamphetamine use disorder (MUD) remains one of the most underserved disorders in addiction medicine, largely because there are no FDA-approved medications for its treatment—yet. The 2024 National ...

Methamphetamine use disorder is a neurological condition with well-documented effects on the brain. Meth floods dopamine pathways far beyond normal levels, damaging receptors tied to motivation, ...

Meth use accounted for about 1 in 6 heart attacks during the period reviewed. People who used meth and had a heart attack were younger (median age 52 years) and were more likely to be male compared to ...

A noteworthy shift in how people use illegal drugs has emerged among visitors to syringe-services programs in Washington state, according to a newly released health survey. In 2021, 93% of respondents ...

Methamphetamine now kills more Arkansans than fentanyl, data on overdoses shows, with experts saying awareness efforts and the availability of a drug that can reverse opioid overdoses have caused ...

Fresh data from Australia's wastewater drug monitoring program shows methamphetamine use is at a record high, while cocaine use is on the rise. At first glance, the data is alarming, but wastewater ...