As drug historian David Herzberg notes in a Washington Post review of Quinones' book, "Quinones has no laboratory or epidemiological evidence that P2P meth is different from ephedrine-produced ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — A surge of cheap, potent methamphetamine from Mexico is flooding the U.S. drug market, and the growing problem is exacerbating the mental health and homelessness crises in Portland.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Mike Marshall knows firsthand how hard it is to stop using meth once you start. Marshall, a former addict who used meth for 10 years, said ” it permanently rewires the brain.

MEXICO CITY — Mexican cartels are increasingly going "old school" to keep supplying America with methamphetamine despite an ingredient squeeze. Some gangs have responded to a Mexican crackdown on ...

Methamphetamine has made an unprecedented comeback, surpassing even fentanyl in drug overdose deaths in certain parts of the U.S. It hasn't shown up by accident; it's an offshoot of the misinformed ...

A stronger and more dangerous version of methamphetamine and fentanyl are helping drive America's homeless crisis, with users quickly slipping into debilitating addiction and mental illness that makes ...

While tens of thousands continue to die annually from opioid overdoses, best-selling author Sam Quinones says that another, potentially more devastating addiction epidemic is underway in America, ...

Two Arkansas professors were recently charged with making methamphetamine. But the chemical that police found was a simple reagent called benzyl chloride. Are these guys guilty? It all depends on the ...

Adi Jaffe was a crystal meth dealer in Los Angeles, United States, purchasing his supply from local meth labs and making his way up to deal with the Mexican cartels. Jaffe was arrested four times ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — On a soggy morning in downtown Portland’s Pioneer Square, three men in bright yellow coats pushed squeaky carts outfitted with trash cans down bumpy brick sidewalks. The routine is ...

A story about polysubstance use in today's New York Times mentions "super meth" four times: once in the headline, once in a subhead, and twice in the body text. "A decade or so ago, Mexican drug lords ...