Originally posted on https://pinnacletreatment.com/blog/the-surge-in-methamphetamine-overdose-deaths/
There has been an incredible surge in methamphetamine overdose deaths and in Ohio the surge has been as much as 130%. On Health Professional Radio, James Sturmi, MD, Ohio Supervising Physician for Pinnacle Treatment Centers, discusses this increase in deaths, what the surge in meth is related to, eliminating the stigma associated with Medication Assisted-Treatment (MAT), the prevalence of the opioid epidemic and the larger picture of treating substance use disorder (SUD).