The number of overdose deaths involving psychostimulants besides cocaine -- primarily methamphetamine -- increased by 180% in recent years, a cross-sectional study from the National Institute on Drug ...

More than one-fifth of all drug overdose deaths in the U.S. now involve methamphetamines, and Blacks’ use of it has skyrocketed. New research shows that methamphetamine use is surging among African ...

Methamphetamine is a potent stimulant in the same class of drugs as cocaine, but it’s far stronger, with effects that can ...

Dec. 1 (UPI) --Heart failure linked to illicit use of methamphetamine is on the rise worldwide across racial, ethnic and socioeconomic lines, and the disease is more severe in meth users than ...

In recent years, methamphetamine-associated heart failure (MethHF) ensnared more people across sociodemographic groups without showing signs of relenting, according to the limited data available.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) - The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's latest youth risk survey shows methamphetamine use among Idaho teens dropped 52 percent between 2007 and 2009. That's ...

New research from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln says meth use is on the rise in Nebraska and warns the state may need to use evidence-based interventions to address the growing problem. The ...

BLOOMFIELD, Ind. – Mike Walls never envisioned his golden years as a fight with drug addiction when a friend gave him a plastic bag of crystal-like powder and a promise of youth nearly two decades ago ...

Methamphetamine is one of the most prevalent drugs now being abused by area addicts, law enforcement at all levels say. “Meth is exploding now,” said Charles Morrow, a Trumbull County assistant ...

Law enforcement in rural Oklahoma have reported seeing a resurgence of a drug that devastates communities big and small. The Maysville Chief of Police in Garvin County said on Tuesday methamphetamine ...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Last year, Fort Wayne saw a record in drug overdoses. On average, someone in Fort Wayne died from a drug overdose every other day. It’s not a good sign that this year there ...