Stimulant Use on the Rise
While the opioid crisis has been capturing headlines, public health officials are now warning about a new wave of stimulant addiction that is sweeping the country.
As reported by Medscape, with the nation still reeling from the opioid crisis, drug forecasting experts say a new wave of addiction is coming and the United States isn’t ready for it.
Abuse of stimulants like methamphetamine, cocaine, and even prescription drugs like Adderall and Ritalin is surging across the country, fed by cheap, potent, and plentiful supplies.
“No one is paying attention to this,” said John Eadie, coordinator for the National Emerging Threat Initiative, which provides research to the government’s High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas program.
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“We’re now facing a very significant stimulant epidemic,” said Eadie, who spoke this week at the National Rx Drug Abuse and Heroin Summit in Atlanta.
For every kilogram of heroin — a commonly abused opioid — seized over the last 5 years, Edie says, drug enforcement agents seized 15 kilograms of stimulants.
“We have to pay attention to this one. It’s very big, and it’s growing very rapidly,” he said.
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