Psychology Today

Medications for Methamphetamine Use Disorder

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 ...
Nature

Methamphetamine use increases the risk of cerebral small vessel disease in young patients with acute ischemic stroke

Methamphetamine abuse has emerged as a risk factor for both hemorrhagic and ischemic stroke in recent years 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10. Although population-based study and forensic analysis of fatal strokes ...
Nature

Increased expression of plasma mir-9-3p and let-7b-3p in methamphetamine use disorder and its clinical significance

Methamphetamine use disorder has emerged as a significant public health concern globally. This study endeavors to elucidate the alterations in expression changes of miRNAs in the plasma of ...
Medical Xpress

Meth use is declining in Australia—but the public still sees it as the most worrying drug

Methamphetamine, also known as ice or meth, is the drug Australians most associate with a drug problem and the drug they're most concerned about, according to the latest National Drug Strategy ...
Medscape

Antidepressant Promising for Methamphetamine Addiction

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 ...