Methamphetamine is New Zealand's most harmful illicit drug and wastewater testing shows its use and availability are on the rise. Much of the harm results from reckless and impulsive ...

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

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - When expectant moms use methamphetamine, their kids may be at greater risk of behavioral and emotional problems by kindergarten, a new study finds. Researchers found that ...

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

CHICAGO - The first study to look at methamphetamine's potential lasting effects on children whose mothers used it in pregnancy finds these kids at higher risk for behavior problems than other ...

Jonathan Leyvas opened the lid of a dumpster on a hot July morning in Mesa, Arizona, hoping to find something useful or valuable inside. Like many people without homes in metro Phoenix, he lives day ...

This study reveals that 50% of patients presenting to the emergency department with acute methamphetamine intoxication report suicidal ideation, the severity being comparable to that in patients ...

Quinn Coburn is a longtime meth user. The Grass Valley man is now getting sober in a new state program that pays amphetamine users to stay clean. “It saved me,” Coburn says on a bright afternoon in ...

Here in the rugged foothills of California’s Sierra Nevada, the streets aren’t littered with needles, and dealers aren’t hustling drugs on the corner. But meth is almost as easy to come by as a hazy ...