{"id":21480,"date":"2023-12-16T05:42:40","date_gmt":"2023-12-16T11:42:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ustower.net\/?p=21480"},"modified":"2023-12-16T05:42:44","modified_gmt":"2023-12-16T11:42:44","slug":"increasing-presence-in-the-us-of-methamphetamine-mixed-with-opioids-creating-concern","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ustower.net\/?p=21480","title":{"rendered":"Increasing presence in the US of methamphetamine mixed with opioids creating concern"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

SEATTLE, Wa. \u2013 Methamphetamine<\/a> is killing more Americans each year and health workers are worried about it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The drug is more popular \u2013 and more deadly \u2013 these days, leaving health officials and police scrambling to limit its spread.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“It really has taken off\u2026 and what\u2019s really happened the last five years is it\u2019s started to be mixed with opiates,” said University of Washington Physician Paul Borghesani.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Borghesani monitors drug trends in the U.S. and has noticed increasing dangers in methamphetamine, a stimulant, being\u00a0combined with depressive drugs<\/a>\u00a0like heroin or fentanyl.‘<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

More methamphetamine is coming into the U.S. from the southern border. (Fox News)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“When you mix the two, you\u2019re kind of giving a mixed message to the body,” Borghesani said.” Which can make it quite lethal, because you kind of get picked up sometimes and then crash off of it.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The most recent data from the American Public Health Association shows a dramatic increase in deaths caused by this combination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 1999, meth killed 608 people, according to the APHA. In 2021, that number was around 52,400 \u2013 and 61% of those fatal meth overdoses involved either heroin or fentanyl.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The number of deaths caused by methamphetamine has skyrocketed over the last 20 years. (Fox News)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“America is being inundated with methamphetamine, with synthetic drugs like fentanyl,” said former DEA Special Operations Director Derek Maltz. “And our citizens across the country are being harmed at historic levels.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maltz has been tracking the methamphetamine increase in the U.S. He\u2019s noticed more of the drug coming up from the southern border<\/a> and making its way into local communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Methamphetamine is becoming more common in local communities. (Fox News)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The cartels are bringing liquid meth into America,” Maltz said. “They\u2019re setting up labs to convert the liquid meth into the crystal meth that\u2019s out on the streets.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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