Methamphetamine Use, Methamphetamine Use Disorder, and Associated Overdose Deaths Among US Adults.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Mortality associated with methamphetamine use has increased markedly in the US. Understanding patterns of methamphetamine use may help inform related prevention and treatment.

Objective

To assess the national trends in and correlates of past-year methamphetamine use, methamphetamine use disorder (MUD), injection, frequent use, and associated overdose mortality from 2015 to 2019.

Design, setting, and participants

This cross-sectional study analyzed methamphetamine use, MUD, injection, and frequent use data from participants in the 2015 to 2019 National Surveys on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH). Mortality data were obtained from the 2015 to 2019 National Vital Statistics System Multiple Cause of Death files.

Exposures

Methamphetamine use.

Main outcomes

SUBMITTER: Han B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8459304 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature