MINNEAPOLIS — A massive methamphetamine bust in the Twin Cities is highlighting a disturbing trend in Minnesota’s drug landscape — a resurgence of meth use fueled by powerful trafficking networks.

Data from Australia’s wastewater drug monitoring program suggests methamphetamine use (also known as speed, ice or crystal meth) is at a record high. Cocaine is also up. MDMA may be levelling off.

The highly addictive drug, manufactured almost exclusively by Mexican cartels, is more dangerous than ever. Its use has been surging across the country. Unlike fentanyl, there are no medicines that ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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