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Objectives. To evaluate trends and correlates of methamphetamine use in the United States. Methods. 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. Results. 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. Conclusions. Treatment admissions involving methamphetamine use increased significantly over the past decade and appear to be linked to the ongoing

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Author

Jones, Christopher M.; Olsen, Emily O.; OâDonnell, Julie; Mustaquim, Desiree

Publisher

American Public Health Association (ISSN 0090-0036)

Published

2020

Language

EN

Field

Health Professions (Health Sciences)