Methamphetamine Use in Arizona Reaches All-Time High in People Who Use Fentanyl, Adding Fuel to the Fentanyl Crisis
Methamphetamine Use in Washington Reaches All-Time High in People
May 3 (Reuters) - The rate of drug overdose deaths involving the synthetic opioid fentanyl more than tripled in the United States from 2016 through 2021, according to a report by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released on Wednesday.nReporting by Sriparna Roy and Nandhini Srinivasan in Bengaluru; Editing by Nancy Lapid and Bill Berkrot
LAS VEGAS, Jan. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- JanOne Inc. (Nasdaq: JAN), a company that focuses on the development of drugs with non-addictive, pain-relieving properties - in an effort to further reduce the drug addiction epidemic - previously announced an option agreement for the rights to a novel strategy to reduce methamphetamine (meth) use by activating the Translocator Protein 18 kDa (TSPO). Although meth use has been decreasing in younger individuals, in people over 26 years old, it has been growing at a CAGR of 13% p.a., with just over 150,000 new users of the drug annually. The death rate of drug overdoses have increased by over 300% in the last 10 years. Although the projected market for treatments of methamphetamine abuse is close to $500M, there are no FDA-approved medications for the treatment of methamphetamine use disorder.
LITTLE ROCK, AR, USA, October 4, 2021 /EINPresswire.com/ -- InterveXion Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, today announced the award of additional Federal funds to support ongoing development of IXT-m200, an anti-methamphetamine antibody. This new award will fund a Phase 2 clinical trial for IXT-m200 in patients with methamphetamine use disorder, called the “OUTLAST” trial.
In its first public safety alert in six years, the Drug Enforcement Administration is warning about a dramatic increase in fake prescription drugs being sold on the black market containing a potentially lethal dose of fentanyl.
Methamphetamine overdose deaths surged in an eight-year period in the United States, according to a study that will published in JAMA Psychiatry. The analysis revealed rapid rises across all racial and ethnic groups, but American Indians and Alaska Natives had the highest death rates overall. The research was conducted at the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Methamphetamine overdose deaths surged in an eight-year period in the United States, according to a study that will published today in JAMA Psychiatry. The analysis revealed rapid rises across all racial and ethnic groups, but American Indians and Alaska Natives had the highest death rates overall. The research was conducted at the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of Health.
SAN DIEGO, Jan. 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- A study conducted by Millennium Health and published in the Journal of Addiction Medicine reveals a dangerous increase in definitive urine drug test positivity for methamphetamine alone and in combination with other substances. The analysis included two million patient specimens collected between January 1, 2014, and December 31, 2019, and found:
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday opened a public consultation to gather input on the development and evaluation of abuse-deterrent formulations (ADF) of central nervous system (CNS) stimulants.