Resurgent Methamphetamine Use at Treatment Admission in the United States, 2008-2017.

Am J Public Health

At the time of conducting this study, Christopher M. Jones was with the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA. Emily O. Olsen, Julie O'Donnell, and Desiree Mustaquim were with the Division of Overdose Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Published: April 2020

To evaluate trends and correlates of methamphetamine use in the United States. Data are from 15 747 334 drug-related treatment admissions among persons aged 12 years or older in the 2008-2017 Treatment Episode Data Set. We analyzed trends and used multivariable logistic regression. Methamphetamine-related admissions increased from 15.1% of drug-related treatment admissions in 2008 to 23.6% in 2017. Increases occurred among nearly all demographic groups. Methamphetamine injection increased from 17.5% of admissions in 2008 to 28.4% in 2017. Among methamphetamine-related admissions, heroin use increased from 5.3% of admissions in 2008 to 23.6% in 2017. Characteristics associated with increased odds of reporting methamphetamine use at admission included female sex; admissions aged 35 to 44 years; admissions in the Midwest, South, and West; unemployment; not in labor force; living dependent; living homeless; and having a referral from criminal justice, a health care provider, or other community treatment source. Treatment admissions involving methamphetamine use increased significantly over the past decade and appear to be linked to the ongoing opioid crisis in the United States. Efforts to mobilize public health prevention, treatment, and response strategies to address rising methamphetamine use and overdose are needed.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2019.305527DOI Listing

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