Methamphetamine use is on the rise, and Kerre Woodham is wondering why people still use it despite knowing all the harm it ...

Four people were sentenced to prison for a meth trafficking operation in eastern Oregon and southwest Idaho, according to the ...

For the first time, people who want to stop using crystal methamphetamine may be able to treat their addiction with a cheap and readily available medication, say researchers at the National Drug and ...

Methamphetamine—more commonly known as meth, crystal or ice—is a highly addictive, stimulant drug. An estimated 7.4 million people in the world are dependent on it or "addicted" to it. They face ...

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 ...

Methamphetamine use disorder (MUD) remains one of the most underserved disorders in addiction medicine, largely because there are no FDA-approved medications for its treatment—yet. The 2024 National ...

A woman collapses after using methamphetamine with a friend. A man is found dead on his couch beside a baggie of crystal-like powder. Another suffers a fatal stroke linked to methamphetamine use.

Meth use accounted for about 1 in 6 heart attacks during the period reviewed. People who used meth and had a heart attack were younger (median age 52 years) and were more likely to be male compared to ...

A noteworthy shift in how people use illegal drugs has emerged among visitors to syringe-services programs in Washington state, according to a newly released health survey. In 2021, 93% of respondents ...

Methamphetamine use disorder is a neurological condition with well-documented effects on the brain. Meth floods dopamine pathways far beyond normal levels, damaging receptors tied to motivation, ...

Data from Australia’s wastewater drug monitoring program suggests methamphetamine use (also known as speed, ice or crystal meth) is at a record high. Cocaine is also up. MDMA may be levelling off.