Tag: methamphetamine
“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 ...
Inside the Rising Chemsex Response in Europe
Having too many people itching to talk about their activism is a good problem ...
The Overdose Crisis’s Move Out West Is Nothing New
In July 2019, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released preliminary data ...
Iowa Cops Denied Medical Care to Arrested Man Who Died of Meth Intoxication
I need to go to the hospital,” Alex Billmeyer told police officers as he ...
An On-the-Ground Look at Duterte’s Bloody Drug War
Few Americans have come face-to-face with the foot soldiers—both cops and encouraged vigilantes—of Philippines ...
Chemsex Invisibility May Explain Missing Meth Use in UK Data
Regular methamphetamine and mephedrone use is nearly nonexistent in the United Kingdom—that is, if ...
SAMHSA’s “Meth Monster” Video Is Pure Fear-Mongering Propaganda
Stigmatizing PSAs about drug use have advanced far beyond the imagery of an egg ...
Will the FDA Repeat Its “Abuse-Deterrent” Oxy Mistake With Stimulants?
OxyContin got a makeover in 2010. That year, the Food and Drug Administration approved ...
