PMH82 Do Sales of Pseudoephedrine Predict Methamphetamine-Related Hospitalizations?

Impacts of federal ephedrine and pseudoephedrine regulations on methamphetamine-related hospital admissions.

AIMS To determine whether the federal regulation of ephedrine and pseudoephedrine, precursors used in illicit methamphetamine production, reduced methamphetamine-related acute care hospital admissions. DESIGN ARIMA-intervention time-series analysis. SETTING California (1983-2000), Arizona and Nevada (1991-2000), USA. MEASUREMENTS Monthly counts of methamphetamine-related acute care hospit...

Correction to: The advent of a new pseudoephedrine product to combat methamphetamine abuse

The advent of a new pseudoephedrine product to combat methamphetamine abuse

BACKGROUND The personal and societal effects of methamphetamine abuse are well documented. The ease of accessibility to methamphetamine and the quality of the "high" it produces makes the drug highly desired by its abusers. Over time, many methamphetamine users will also become methamphetamine cooks, where pseudoephedrine in over-the-counter cold products is converted to methamphetamine through...

How do methamphetamine users respond to changes in methamphetamine price?

One of the core objectives of supply-side drug law enforcement is to reduce drug use by raising the cost of buying drugs. The effectiveness of this strategy depends on how illicit drug users respond to the rise in costs. The aim of the current study was to estimate how methamphetamine users would respond to changes in the prices of methamphetamine and heroin, using hypothetical drug purchasing ...

Methamphetamine Related Radiculopathy: Case Series and Review of Literature

Background: Peripheral nervous injury and neuromuscular complications from methamphetamine abuse has not been reported. The mechanism is not yet identified. Methods: Eight patients with lower extremity weakness following methamphetamine abuse were reported during December 2009 to May 2010. Results: Patients presented with lower extremity weakness. All patients were co-abusers of methamphetami...