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 ...

Violence associated with psychoactive substance use has long been recognized as a contributing factor in assaults and homicides. Although doctors can’t diagnose a person whom they haven’t personally ...

Methamphetamine use is on the rise around the US, with implications for heart health: a new study from California suggests that around one in six MIs occurring in adults up to age 65 years may have ...

The prevalence of methamphetamine use in patients presenting with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) was close to 15% in one Northern California medical center, and the drug resulted in significantly ...

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Methamphetamine was recently ranked New Zealand’s second-most harmful drug behind alcohol, and is the country’s most injected drug. Injecting drugs is associated with additional risks such as vein and ...

Editor’s note: We recently asked readers to send in their most burning questions about homelessness. One of the top questions was: Does addiction cause homelessness? This post is our first attempt to ...