In response to indicators that show methamphetamine abuse increasing across the Nation, NIDA sent a bulletin containing current, science-based information on methamphetamine to more than 200,000 drug abuse treatment providers, hospital emergency room workers, and other health services practitioners. The four-page Community Drug Alert Bulletin on Methamphetamine arms health care providers with important information they can use to mount effective prevention and treatment responses to methamphetamine's threat to the public health.
Highlights are below.
What Methamphetamine Is Methamphetamine is a powerfully addictive stimulant that dramatically affects many areas of the central nervous system. Methamphetamine can be purchased at a low cost, is available in many forms, and can be smoked, snorted, injected, or orally ingested. Who Uses Methamphetamine Traditionally associated with white male blue-collar workers, methamphetamine reportedly is being used by diverse groups in all regions of the country. New Trends and Patterns of Use Emerging evidence indicates that users increasingly are administering methamphetamine intravenously. Methamphetamine is not usually sold and bought on the street.