High-End Meth Makes its Way to Streets of Tucson, Arizona
Pure, potent methamphetamine is appearing on the streets of Tucson, courtesy of Mexican drug-trafficking organizations, the Arizona Daily Star reports. …
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Abuse of Methamphetamine Increases Risk of Developing Parkinson’s Disease
Abusing methamphetamine or other stimulant drugs can increase the risk of developing Parkinson’s disease, new research suggests. …
Injection Drug Users Need Substance Abuse Treatment More than Non-Injection Drug Users, Study Finds
Injection drug users have higher rates of abuse and dependence and have a greater need for substance abuse treatment compared with non-injecting drug users, a new study suggests. …
Oklahoma Looks to Oregon Anti-Meth Law Requiring Prescriptions for Pseudoephedrine
Oklahoma is considering a law similar to one in Oregon that requires a prescription for the tablet form of pseudoephedrine, the key ingredient in methamphetamine. Since Oregon instituted the law in 2005, meth labs have almost disappeared from the state. …
Tennessee Law Enforcement Officials Say New Anti-Meth Law Isn’t Tough Enough
Law enforcement officials in Tennessee say that a recent law aimed at shutting down methamphetamine labs isn’t strict enough because it doesn’t make meth’s key ingredient, pseudoephedrine, available only through a doctor’s prescription. …
Restricting Access to Pseudoephedrine Helps Iowa’s Fight Against Meth
A law restricting access to the cold medicine ingredient pseudoephedrine has helped in the fight against methamphetamine, according to Iowa officials. But meth producers are still finding ways around the law. …
Colorado Senate Committee Defeats Bill Aimed at Meth Labs Through Cold Medicines
A Colorado Senate committee defeated a bill that would have made drugs containing pseudoephedrine available only by prescription. The bill aimed to further restrict the ability of methamphetamine labs to make the illegal drug. …
Tool May Allow Doctors to Assess Meth Impact on Babies Exposed Before Birth
A new assessment tool may allow doctors to evaluate the impact of methamphetamine on babies exposed in the womb. The tool may help identify which babies will go on to develop problems due to exposure to the drug, according to a new study. …
Nic Sheff, Author of We All Fall Down, Interview: Part 2 of 2
In the second half of his interview with Join Together, Nic Sheff, author of the new memoir We All Fall Down, discusses what treatment and recovery mean to him. …
Nic Sheff, Author of We All Fall Down, Interview: Part 1 of 2
Join Together sits down with Nic Sheff, author of the new memoir We All Fall Down, to discuss his personal journey of recovery from substance abuse. …
Abuse of Methamphetamine Increases Risk of Developing Parkinson’s Disease
Abusing methamphetamine or other stimulant drugs can increase the risk of developing Parkinson’s disease, new research suggests. …
Injection Drug Users Need Substance Abuse Treatment More than Non-Injection Drug Users, Study Finds
Injection drug users have higher rates of abuse and dependence and have a greater need for substance abuse treatment compared with non-injecting drug users, a new study suggests. …
Oklahoma Looks to Oregon Anti-Meth Law Requiring Prescriptions for Pseudoephedrine
Oklahoma is considering a law similar to one in Oregon that requires a prescription for the tablet form of pseudoephedrine, the key ingredient in methamphetamine. Since Oregon instituted the law in 2005, meth labs have almost disappeared from the state. …
Tennessee Law Enforcement Officials Say New Anti-Meth Law Isn’t Tough Enough
Law enforcement officials in Tennessee say that a recent law aimed at shutting down methamphetamine labs isn’t strict enough because it doesn’t make meth’s key ingredient, pseudoephedrine, available only through a doctor’s prescription. …
Restricting Access to Pseudoephedrine Helps Iowa’s Fight Against Meth
A law restricting access to the cold medicine ingredient pseudoephedrine has helped in the fight against methamphetamine, according to Iowa officials. But meth producers are still finding ways around the law. …
Colorado Senate Committee Defeats Bill Aimed at Meth Labs Through Cold Medicines
A Colorado Senate committee defeated a bill that would have made drugs containing pseudoephedrine available only by prescription. The bill aimed to further restrict the ability of methamphetamine labs to make the illegal drug. …
Tool May Allow Doctors to Assess Meth Impact on Babies Exposed Before Birth
A new assessment tool may allow doctors to evaluate the impact of methamphetamine on babies exposed in the womb. The tool may help identify which babies will go on to develop problems due to exposure to the drug, according to a new study. …
Nic Sheff, Author of We All Fall Down, Interview: Part 2 of 2
In the second half of his interview with Join Together, Nic Sheff, author of the new memoir We All Fall Down, discusses what treatment and recovery mean to him. …
Nic Sheff, Author of We All Fall Down, Interview: Part 1 of 2
Join Together sits down with Nic Sheff, author of the new memoir We All Fall Down, to discuss his personal journey of recovery from substance abuse. …
