Longitudinal changes in co-involved drugs, comorbidities, and demographics of methamphetamine-related deaths in Los Angeles County

We conducted a population-based observational study of all medical examiner cases in Los Angeles County from January 2012 through June 2021 in which methamphetamine was listed as a cause of or contributing factor to death (n  = 6125). We aimed to characterize demographics, comorbidities, and co-involved substances in methamphetamine-related deaths longitudinally in Los Angeles County, California.

Source: Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment - June 12, 2023 Category: Addiction Authors: Chelsea L. Shover, Joseph R. Friedman, Ruby Romero, Russell Buhr, Brian Chu, Amber Tang, Jesus A. Medina, Lauren Wisk, Jonathan Lucas, David Goodman-Meza Source Type: research