People who may think they are using just cocaine or other illegal stimulants are starting to overdose in larger numbers, as the deadly opioid fentanyl increasingly invades the illicit drug supply – ...

The devastating stimulant has been hitting Portland, Maine hard, even competing with fentanyl as the street drug of choice. Although a fentanyl overdose can be reversed with Narcan, no medicine can ...

Methamphetamine use is no secret. The addictive stimulant is a fixture in popular culture, on the big screen (“Winter’s Bone”) and the small (“Breaking Bad”). But when officials talk about the ...

LINCOLN (AP) - The methamphetamine crisis reveals shortcomings in Nebraska's system established to deal with addicts, according to a new report from the University of Nebraska at Omaha.LINCOLN (AP) - ...

Methamphetamine is a potent synthetic stimulant that affects the central nervous system. It is highly addictive and can cause serious health complications for people who use it, both short and ...

An intriguing experiment in drug treatment is quietly unfolding in the Bay Area. The idea? Rewarding methamphetamine users who get clean with gift cards to Burger King, Walmart and other stores. Drug ...

MISSOULA — As meth addicts in Montana flood a crowded and costly state prison system, the kind of treatment addiction experts say works best remains out of reach. But that’s slated to change this year ...

A senior noncommissioned officer based out of Fort Liberty, North Carolina, faces numerous charges tied to a yearslong scheme to smuggle methamphetamine across the U.S.-Mexico border. Military ...

When Sam Quinones finished writing his 2015 best-selling exposé on black tar heroin and oxycodone–Dreamland: The True Tale of America’s Opiate Epidemic–he figured he was pretty much done. “I thought ...