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Category: Methamphetamine

Addiction, Methamphetamine

Methamphetamine Use, Overdose Deaths, and Arrests Soared From 2015 to 2019

September 1, 2022

From 2015 to 2019, arrests for meth possession increased 59%; the number of people in the U.S. with a methamphetamine-related substance use disorder jumped 37% and overdose deaths involving meth more than doubled.

Picture of a U.S. penny next to milligrams of fentanyl, which is a fatal dose for most drug users. DEA
Drugs, Methamphetamine, Opioids

Drug Deaths Soar, Prompting New Crackdowns and Funding

August 18, 2021

Nationwide, there has been a 31% increase in overdose deaths during the pandemic compared with the year before, fueled largely by the presence of the potent opioid fentanyl in heroin, methamphetamines and other illicit drugs.

Addiction, Drugs, Methamphetamine, Opioids

Fatal overdoses spike in King County

January 15, 2021

These last two weeks mark a sharp increase—double the average number of weekly fatal overdoses throughout much of 2020.

Addiction, Insomnia, Mental Health, Methamphetamine

Using stimulants to cram for exams doesn’t help test scores

October 16, 2019

Nonprescription use of stimulants is a growing problem for young people, bringing not only a risk of overdose and addiction but also damaging sleep disruption.

Addiction, Methamphetamine, Opioids

Meth In The Morning, Heroin At Night

June 24, 2019

Life inside the seesaw struggle of dual addiction.

Methamphetamine

Federal Grants ‘A Lifesaver’ In Opioid Fight, But States Still Struggle To Curb Meth

June 17, 2019

The number of drug overdose deaths involving the meth tripled from 2011 to 2016 and hospitalizations involving amphetamines are spiking.

Methamphetamine

As the Opioid Crisis Peaks, Meth and Cocaine Deaths Explode

May 13, 2019

Roughly 14,000 cocaine and 10,000 meth users died in the US in 2017, an increase of more than a third compared with 2016 and triple of what was seen in 2012.

Methamphetamine, Opioids, Syphilis

More Babies Are Being Born With Syphilis. Blame Meth and Opioids.

March 3, 2019

Editor’s note: This article was updated Feb. 26 to show that 18 states, including Michigan, have screening requirements in a woman’s third trimester for all pregnancies or for those considered at high risk of infection. Alayna Alvarez Edittorial Assistant, Stateline Some…

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Methamphetamine, Opioids

Meth’s Resurgence Spotlights Lack Of Meds To Combat The Addiction

January 14, 2019

Even as the opioid epidemic continues, the toll of methamphetamine use, also known as meth or crystal meth, is on the rise, too.

Addiction, Methamphetamine, Opioids, Pregnancy

Meth and opioid use during pregnancy rises, study

November 30, 2018

Amphetamine and opioid use in pregnancy has increased substantially over the last decade in the U.S., particularly in rural counties, a new study has found

Addiction, Methamphetamine

Methamphetamine Overdoses Surge

November 27, 2018

The number of people hospitalized because of amphetamine use is skyrocketing, but its resurgence has been overshadowed by the nation’s focus on opioids.

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