The Gay and Lesbian Medical Association (GLMA) undertook a project to investigate the causes and extent of methamphetamine use among gay men and other men who have sex with men (MSM), options for treating methamphetamine dependence, and how best to get methamphetamine-dependent gay men into appropriate treatment, as well as to explore other issues and controversies associated with these issues.
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
announces the availability of four new products for the treatment of stimulant use disorders, the Matrix Intensive Outpatient Treatment for
People with Stimulant Use Disorders package.
Take note that methamphetamine use, while relatively rare, is producing an increasing number of admissions for treatment, possibly as a result of changes in the purity of the drug and method of administration.
Amphetamines were first synthesized in 1887 and became commercially available in the 1930s. They were initially considered to be safe, and millions of amphetamine tablets were liberally distributed.
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