Methamphetamine is New Zealand's most harmful illicit drug and wastewater testing shows its use and availability are on the rise. Much of the harm results from reckless and impulsive ...

Several million people are addicted to methamphetamines and also use tobacco, cannabis, alcohol, benzos, and opioids.

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

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CHICAGO - The first study to look at methamphetamine's potential lasting effects on children whose mothers used it in pregnancy finds these kids at higher risk for behavior problems than other ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - When expectant moms use methamphetamine, their kids may be at greater risk of behavioral and emotional problems by kindergarten, a new study finds. Researchers found that ...

Jonathan Leyvas opened the lid of a dumpster on a hot July morning in Mesa, Arizona, hoping to find something useful or valuable inside. Like many people without homes in metro Phoenix, he lives day ...

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 ...

A study published in the Journal of Experimental Biology on July 6 found that drugs such as methamphetamines that make their way into the world’s waterways through human waste can actually cause fish ...

Quinn Coburn is a longtime meth user. The Grass Valley, California, man is now getting sober in a new state program that pays amphetamine users to stay clean. “It saved me,” Coburn says on a bright ...