Study finds 'staggering increase' in methamphetamine deaths tied to opioid co-use

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Original post: Newswise - Drug and Drug Abuse Study finds 'staggering increase' in methamphetamine deaths tied to opioid co-use

Newswise imageThe U.S. methamphetamine mortality rate increased fiftyfold between 1999 and 2021, with most of the added deaths also involving heroin or fentanyl, researchers report in the American Journal of Public Health.