Tag: methamphetamine
A Canadian Province Doesn’t Want Meth Users at Safe Consumption Sites
In Alberta, Canada, a committee for the provincial Ministry of Health expressed opposition to ...
NY Governor’s Office Points to Stimulant Addiction Meds as Deaths Rise
In response to increasing numbers of cocaine- and methamphetamine-related deaths in New York, Governor ...
California May Soon Pay People to Reduce Their Meth Use
Low-income Californians with methamphetamine use disorders may soon have expanded access to a well ...
Iowa Law Enforcement Alleged to Be “Moving Force” in Meth Death
In May 2019, Alex Billmeyer died from methamphetamine intoxication after being held in a ...
Will “Sobering Centers” Help People Who Use Methamphetamine?
Officials in San José, California are proposing a new solution to rising rates of ...
Opportunities and Limits of New Federal Funding for Stimulant Responses
As the federal government pours billions of dollars into state-level responses to opioid use ...
Does the CDC Drastically Undercount US Overdose Deaths?
A study published January 7 suggests that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...
“Methadone” for Meth Is on the Horizon
The robust public health response to opioid use disorders in the United States is, ...
A Dire Shortage of ADD Meds Is Pushing Some Patients to Street Meth
America is beginning—far too late and far too slowly—to get some kind of a ...
Booty-Bumping Meth: Harm Reduction for an Under-Discussed Practice
Stacy Cobine, a peer worker at a harm reduction center in Northern California, works ...
