/tags/meth meth en-US Copyright Fri, 10 Dec 2021 12:12:18 GMT /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2021-12-10/human-toll-of-the-opioid-and-meth-crisis Journalist and author Sam Quinones explores the human toll in his new book, “The Least of Us: True Tales of America and Hope in the Time of Fentanyl and Meth. Fri, 10 Dec 2021 12:12:18 GMT /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2021-12-10/human-toll-of-the-opioid-and-meth-crisis /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2021-11-09/human-toll-of-the-opioid-and-meth-crisis Journalist and author Sam Quinones explores the human toll in his new book, “The Least of Us: True Tales of America and Hope in the Time of Fentanyl and Meth. Tue, 09 Nov 2021 12:36:42 GMT /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2021-11-09/human-toll-of-the-opioid-and-meth-crisis /news-partners/2020-05-25/pandemic-disrupts-illegal-drug-trade-upending-both-product-and-profits The pandemic's disruption of international labor and transportation sectors has made it harder to produce and transport illegal drugs and to send profits back across national borders. Mon, 25 May 2020 09:00:00 GMT /news-partners/2020-05-25/pandemic-disrupts-illegal-drug-trade-upending-both-product-and-profits Brian Mann /news/2019-12-27/portman-bill-allows-states-to-use-opioid-crisis-funds-to-tackle-other-drugs Starting next year, states will have the ability to use money dedicated to the opioid crisis for combatting other forms of drug use. Sen. Rob Portman… Fri, 27 Dec 2019 19:40:36 GMT /news/2019-12-27/portman-bill-allows-states-to-use-opioid-crisis-funds-to-tackle-other-drugs /news-partners/2019-07-29/seizures-of-methamphetamine-are-surging-in-the-u-s The amount of meth seized in the U.S. more than doubled from 2017 to 2018. That translates to lots more meth, along with cocaine and other stimulants, on the streets — and likely more deaths. Mon, 29 Jul 2019 18:29:00 GMT /news-partners/2019-07-29/seizures-of-methamphetamine-are-surging-in-the-u-s Martha Bebinger /news-partners/2019-06-17/meth-in-the-morning-heroin-at-night-inside-the-seesaw-struggle-of-dual-addiction Many users now mix opioids with stimulants such as meth and cocaine. Researchers say efforts to get doctors to reduce opioid prescriptions may have driven some users to buy meth on the street instead. Mon, 17 Jun 2019 17:17:00 GMT /news-partners/2019-06-17/meth-in-the-morning-heroin-at-night-inside-the-seesaw-struggle-of-dual-addiction April Dembosky /news-partners/npr-news/2019-06-13/federal-grants-restricted-to-fighting-opioids-miss-the-mark-states-say The U.S. government has doled out at least $2.4 billion in state grants since 2017, specifically targeting the opioid epidemic. Yet drug abuse problems seldom involve only one substance. Thu, 13 Jun 2019 09:00:00 GMT /news-partners/npr-news/2019-06-13/federal-grants-restricted-to-fighting-opioids-miss-the-mark-states-say Carmen Heredia Rodriguez, Elizabeth Lucas, Orion Donovan-Smith /wvxu-stories/2019-05-30/fentanyl-now-mixed-with-crack-cocaine-and-ecstasy-causing-local-spike-in-overdoses Drug dealers are increasingly supplying their crack cocaine and ecstasy users with drugs tainted with fentanyl. According to the Hamilton County Heroin... Thu, 30 May 2019 20:47:02 GMT /wvxu-stories/2019-05-30/fentanyl-now-mixed-with-crack-cocaine-and-ecstasy-causing-local-spike-in-overdoses Ann Thompson /ideastream/2019-04-08/report-opioid-prescriptions-in-ohio-down-meth-availability-up A new report out of the Ohio Substance Abuse Monitoring (OSAM) Network finds that while opioid prescriptions are falling throughout Ohio, methamphetamine remains widely available in the state. In the Cleveland area, powdered cocaine and meth are becoming more available, and the number of clients entering treatment for meth use increased. Mon, 08 Apr 2019 15:11:18 GMT /ideastream/2019-04-08/report-opioid-prescriptions-in-ohio-down-meth-availability-up Lecia Bushak /news/2018-10-26/report-meth-related-overdose-deaths-spike-in-ohio A new report from a group of Ohio researchers documents an explosion in the number of overdose deaths involving methamphetamines and amphetamines.The… Fri, 26 Oct 2018 09:30:00 GMT /news/2018-10-26/report-meth-related-overdose-deaths-spike-in-ohio Steve Brown