SALEM, Ore. — Oregon is making progress in getting more people engaged with drug treatment according to the latest Oregon Health Authority quarterly report on Measure 110. Officials say this M110 ...

Though overdose deaths continue to surge, there is no approved medication to treat methamphetamine use disorder. Now, an experimental two-drug therapy has yielded promising results, UCLA researchers ...

More people in the U.S. are overdosing from cocaine, methamphetamine and prescription stimulants and there's no approved medication to help them get off the drugs. Amid public health warnings about ...

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 ...

A nearly decade-long study by UCLA researchers found that substance abuse treatment of any kind may help to reduce methamphetamine usage among men who have sex with other men – a population that has ...

When Billy Lemon was trying to kick his methamphetamine addiction, he went to a drug treatment program at the San Francisco AIDS Foundation three times a week and peed in a cup. If it tested negative ...

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 ...

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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 powerful stimulant that keeps users sleepless for days and can ignite psychosis and violence has been rattling Portland and its safety networks. Credit... Supported by By Jan Hoffman Photographs by ...