methamphetamine

Black New Yorkers Hospitalized for Amphetamines at Alarming Rates

In late October 2012, just days before Hurricane Sandy hit New York City, Dominic Faison was binging on methamphetamine, or…

August 8, 2019

Rising Meth-Involved Deaths of Major Concern Amid Estimated 2018 Overdose Fall

For the first time since the 1990s, fatal drug overdoses decreased in 2018, according to preliminary Center for Disease Control…

July 22, 2019

Arrested While “Panicking on Meth”—An Hour Later, He Was Dead

Alex Billmeyer was panicking when police swarmed a house in Dubuque, Iowa on May 26, yelling that people were shooting…

June 18, 2019

Why Is Harm Reduction for Queer Meth Users So Understudied?

It's no secret that the US harm reduction movement prioritizes opioids and the people who use them in its research…

June 12, 2019

Why Crystal Meth Has Made a Big Comeback in Philadelphia

Meth! Meth, crystal. Who wants meth?” shouted a middle-aged man in a parka earlier this month. He had situated himself…

January 22, 2019

Call to Develop Meth Addiction Meds Mustn’t Obscure Woeful Lack of Access to Existing Tools

Meth's Resurgence Spotlights Lack of Meds to Combat the Addiction," reads the headline of an article first published on Kaiser…

January 16, 2019

Chemsex First Aid Is Part of Queer Men’s Long History of Activism

Chemsex—or the use of GHB, methamphetamine or mephedrone in sexual settings in the queer and trans community—provides a means for…

January 15, 2019

Dem Donor Ed Buck Accused of Exploiting Black Gay Men in “Slave Play” After Two OD Deaths at His Home

Two Black men have died at the West Hollywood home of a prominent Democratic Party donor in separate incidents in…

January 11, 2019

Medical Providers Are Failing Queer Men of Color Who Use Crystal Meth

Increasing rates of crystal methamphetamine use amongst Black and Latino queer men is often overlooked in the media. In response,…

December 17, 2018

With the Focus on Opioids, Don’t Forget About Meth and Cocaine

The “opioid crisis” has dominated drug conversations for at least the past decade, while relatively little has been heard about…

September 25, 2018