Meth-Related Cardiomyopathy: Where the Biggest Clusters Are
The American West has seen the biggest surge of cardiomyopathy-associated hospital admissions among methamphetamine users, based on 13 years of the latest available hospital admission data. The National Inpatient Sample (NIS) showed that methamphetamine-related cardiomyopathy admissions spiked by 231% from 2008 to 2020 nationwide — whereas overall admissions for heart failure increased just 12% during […]
CDC: Fentanyl Overdose Deaths Increased 279% Over Recent Years
Drug overdose death rates involving fentanyl, methamphetamine, and cocaine increased from 2016 through 2021, CDC researchers said. The age-adjusted overdose death rate involving fentanyl rose by 279%, from 5.7 per 100,000 standard population in 2016 to 21.6 per 100,000 in 2021, reported Merianne Rose Spencer, MPH, an epidemiologist in the Division of Analysis and Epidemiology […]
Methamphetamine: ADHD Uses, Warnings, Side Effects, Dosage
Generic Name: methamphetamine Brand Name: Desoxyn Drug Class: CNS Stimulants, Anorexiants; Stimulants What is methamphetamine, and what is it used for? Methamphetamine is a stimulant drug used in the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and obesity in adults and children older than six years of age. Methamphetamine is a sympathomimetic amine drug that mimics the […]