Methamphetamine—more commonly known as meth, crystal or ice—is a highly addictive, stimulant drug. An estimated 7.4 million people in the world are dependent on it or "addicted" to it. They face ...

For the first time, people who want to stop using crystal methamphetamine may be able to treat their addiction with a cheap and readily available medication, say researchers at the National Drug and ...

I work as a felony prosecutor in a town where methamphetamine is our biggest narcotics problem. I’m also a big fan of Breaking Bad, but whenever I ask colleagues (particularly law-enforcement officers ...

Meth use accounted for about 1 in 6 heart attacks during the period reviewed. People who used meth and had a heart attack were younger (median age 52 years) and were more likely to be male compared to ...

Methamphetamine use disorder (MUD) remains one of the most underserved disorders in addiction medicine, largely because there are no FDA-approved medications for its treatment—yet. The 2024 National ...

A noteworthy shift in how people use illegal drugs has emerged among visitors to syringe-services programs in Washington state, according to a newly released health survey. In 2021, 93% of respondents ...

A woman collapses after using methamphetamine with a friend. A man is found dead on his couch beside a baggie of crystal-like powder. Another suffers a fatal stroke linked to methamphetamine use.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, File Four people have been sentenced to prison for their role in a drug trafficking operation that ...

Drug addiction has persisted as a public health issue in Malaysia for several decades. Despite extensive government initiatives to reduce drug misuse, the number of people who use drugs (PWUD) has ...

Data from Australia’s wastewater drug monitoring program suggests methamphetamine use (also known as speed, ice or crystal meth) is at a record high. Cocaine is also up. MDMA may be levelling off.

More than 100 people marched down Kaitāia's main street on Thursday morning to highlight what organisers describe as a meth ...