A study from a single medical center in California has observed a nearly 15% prevalence of methamphetamine use in patients presenting with acute coronary syndrome.

This retrospective, single‐center study included all patients aged 18 to 65 years who presented with ACS and underwent coronary angiography from 2012 to 2022. Patients who used cocaine or had other ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Crystal methamphetamine is the most widely used synthetic drug in the world, according to the United Nations Office on Drugs and ...

A large Australian trial has found that the antidepressant mirtazapine can modestly but significantly reduce methamphetamine use in people with methamphetamine use disorder (MUD). The study offers one ...

Methamphetamine use was involved in nearly one in six heart attacks treated at a Silicon Valley safety-net hospital, according to a new study that highlights the link between repeated drug use and ...

The generic tetracyclic antidepressant mirtazapine was associated with a modest but significant reduction in methamphetamine use in adults with moderate-to-severe methamphetamine use disorder in a ...

Hyper-pure methamphetamine is a major driver of mental illness in Los Angeles and many other parts of the country.

A placebo-controlled trial showed that use of the antidepressant mirtazapine in routine clinical practice reduced methamphetamine use in adults with methamphetamine use disorder. There were no ...

This past October, the New York Post ran a story headlined “Crystal Meth Replacing Cocaine in N.Y.,”premised on the fact that Drug Enforcement Administration agents in the city saw a spike in crystal ...

Fresh data from Australia's wastewater drug monitoring program shows methamphetamine use is at a record high, while cocaine use is on the rise. At first glance, the data is alarming, but wastewater ...