Portland, Maine is experiencing a significant rise in methamphetamine use, as patients at a local mental health clinic exhibit symptoms not typical of opioid addiction. With opioid overdose deaths declining due to life-saving medications, meth has emerged as the drug of choice, presenting a unique challenge for treatment, as there are no approved medications for meth addiction or effective field overdoses solutions. This growing crisis highlights a shift in the drug landscape and calls for urgent attention from health professionals and the community.
In the face of declining opioid deaths, methamphetamine has surged in Portland, becoming a first-choice drug, with no approved treatments for addiction.
Counselors at Spurwink worry that their patients are relapsing, yet the symptoms do not match those typical of opioid use, leading them to the alarming truth about meth.
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