Methamphetamine is a potent synthetic stimulant that affects the central nervous system. It is highly addictive and can cause serious health complications for people who use it, both short and ...

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Meth addiction has come roaring back, and during the pandemic, it has grown even worse. Deaths from meth overdoses surged by roughly a third last year, but there is some good news. For the first time, ...

Two common medications may treat meth addiction effectively when used together But a new study published last month by the Journal of Substance Use and Addiction Treatment looked specifically at the ...

Among the most difficult addictions to witness at San Francisco general hospital’s drug clinic is methamphetamine, which leaves users tearing at their skin and unable to eat, sleep or sign up for help ...

The pressing issue of methamphetamine addiction — especially within Florida’s LGBTQ+ community — has largely been overlooked. Florida is among the five states with the most meth users according to ...

Meth is a problem most everywhere, but particularly in Indian Country. In one small town on the Crow Indian Reservation in Montana, new buildings serve as symbols of a town trying to rebuild after ...

After coming out as gay, my parents rejected me and I turned to drugs. I went to rehab several times for my meth addiction, but it never worked. When I finally decided to work on my relationship with ...

Heroin, or opiate, withdrawal is the gold standard of addiction withdrawal. Imagine the worst flu of your life and then imagine knowing that taking a hit of this stuff will make it all better. Think ...

Drug related deaths have been the highest since records began in 1993, with the latest ONS (Office National Statistics) figures showing that 5,448 people died in England and Wales from substance ...