The next phase of America's drug crisis is here.

I work as a felony prosecutor in a town where methamphetamine is our biggest narcotics problem. I’m also a big fan of Breaking Bad, but whenever I ask colleagues (particularly law-enforcement officers ...

Methamphetamine use disorder is a neurological condition with well-documented effects on the brain. Meth floods dopamine pathways far beyond normal levels, damaging receptors tied to motivation, ...

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A state commission reviewing severe child abuse cases found children using meth and being sex trafficked while staying in Department of Children's Services offices and transition homes. NASHVILLE, ...

Methamphetamine use has tripled in Wisconsin since 2011, according to a new study. The La Crosse area is seeing similar numbers. The study, which comes from the Wisconsin Department of Justice and the ...

Millions of people use methamphetamine in the United States, and overdoses involving the drug have been rising over the last decade. But while we have a veritable armory of tools to help with other ...

ALBANY, Ga. — The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Georgia announced 10 people involved in an armed drug trafficking case were being held accountable for their crimes. An 11th ...

A police officer packs up bags of methamphetamine after a news conference in Atlanta to announce the seizure of an estimated $6 million worth of the drug in 2009. John Bazemore / Associated Press ...

Testing confirmed methamphetamine contamination at the Fort Collins Mennonite Fellowship, which closed in December. Multiple areas, including bathrooms and offices, had meth levels exceeding the state ...

LODGE GRASS, Mont. — Brothers Lonny and Teyon Fritzler walked amid the tall grass and cottonwood trees surrounding their boarded-up childhood home near the Little Bighorn River and daydreamed about ...