Methamphetamine, often simply called meth, is a stimulant that speeds up the central nervous system by boosting levels of dopamine, a neurotransmitter involved in movement and motivation. Prolonged ...

While opioids have been involved in most of Alaska’s drug overdose deaths, another drug is a frequent contributor to those outcomes: methamphetamine. A little over half of the fatal overdoses in ...

Methamphetamine use has tripled in Wisconsin since 2011, according to a new study. The La Crosse area is seeing similar numbers. The study, which comes from the Wisconsin Department of Justice and the ...

To test the drug’s safety and effectiveness as a treatment to reduce methamphetamine use, they recruited 164 adults with meth dependence who’d reported at least 14 days of use out of the previous 28 ...

San Francisco is handing out antipsychotic drugs to homeless methamphetamine users who frequent psychiatric emergency services to help them cope with symptoms such as paranoia, delusions and ...

Illicit fentanyl, the driving force behind the U.S. overdose epidemic, is increasingly being used in conjunction with methamphetamine, a new report shows. The laboratory Millennium Health said 60% of ...

Methamphetamine (MA) use disorder poses a significant public health challenge, particularly given the rise in MA-involved overdoses over the past decade. Despite the severity of this issue, there is ...

Methamphetamine use , methamphetamine-related overdoses, and methamphetamine use disorder (MUD) are national problems that cause serious illness and death.. Making matters worse, methamphetamine is ...

Research Fellow, Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use, University of Sydney Steph Kershaw receives funding from The Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care ...