Several million people are addicted to methamphetamines and also use tobacco, cannabis, alcohol, benzos, and opioids. Treatment is challenging. Mirtazapine could help.

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 ...

Hyper-pure methamphetamine is a major driver of mental illness in Los Angeles and many other parts of the country.

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

Research from Anjali Vaidya, MD, FACC, FASE, FACP, Temple University Hospital, reveals critical care gaps for patients with methamphetamine-associated pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), ...

The LA mayoral candidate and former reality TV star is fueling his campaign with fears about an ultra-potent meth. Experts say it’s drug war propaganda.

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 ...