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 ...

A noteworthy shift in how people use illicit drugs has emerged among visitors to syringe-services programs in Washington ...

Millions of people use methamphetamine in the United States, and overdoses involving the drug have been rising over the last decade. But while we have a veritable armory of tools to help with other ...

Methamphetamine use disorder is a neurological condition with well-documented effects on the brain. Meth floods dopamine pathways far beyond normal levels, damaging receptors tied to motivation, ...

A tidal wave of meth is crashing over Oregon. It’s so addictive that one hit is all it takes to turn normal people into junkies—transforming them into thieving, scab-picking, toothless zombies, whose ...

The growing use of methamphetamine is becoming not just a problem for affected families and friends, but social service providers making home visits. In response to the growing trend in Butler County, ...

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Good morning Mr. Savage. I thought your advise to SNAFU, the DC guy who found his partner researching meth, was spot on. I’m a former user myself (10 years using, two years clean), so I wanted to ...

Changes in how methamphetamine trafficking is punished under federal law are being proposed this year to bring sentences more in line with other hard drugs such as cocaine and heroin. The impact of ...

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 ...

Meth is a problem most everywhere, but particularly in Indian Country. In one small town on the Crow Indian Reservation in Montana, new buildings... In Lodge Grass, Montana, a Crow community works to ...