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 ...

CHAPEL HILL -- July 10, 2007 More than half a million young adults reported use in the past year of crystal meth in 2001-2002, according to a new nationally representative study. That estimate is ...

There are currently no FDA-approved drugs for treating the disorder ...

Risky sexual behavior under the influence of methamphetamine -- an HIV hazard often spotted in surveys of gay men -- is also occurring among meth-using heterosexuals in Northern California, according ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Over the past seven years, Los Angeles jail officials have seen a nearly 50 percent increase in the number of mentally ill inmates, a rise the sheriff attributes to methamphetamine ...

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 ...

Quinn Coburn is a longtime meth user. The Grass Valley, California, 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 ...

Substance use experts say incentive programs that reward participants, even in a small way, can have a powerful effect with meth users in particular, and a growing body of evidence indicates they can ...

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 ...

Deadly, addictive fentanyl has certainly earned the spotlight when it comes to overdose deaths — but carnage from stimulants like methamphetamine and cocaine is rising at a much faster clip. Over the ...