Me tha mphe ta mine : I mpa c t o n He a lth MART I N L E AMON, MD UC DAVI S ADDI CT I ON PSYCHI AT RY
US Custo ms & Bo rde r Pa tro l Drug Se izure s 90 80 70 60 ho usa nds o f Po unds Opioids 50 40 30 T 20 10 0 F Y F Y F Y F Y F Y F Y F Y 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 T D Co c a ine He ro in Me tha mphe ta mine
Me tha mphe ta mine -Re la te d Co nditio ns Dire c t to xic ity o a c ute o c hro nic Co lla te ra l dise a se o infe c tio us o to xic itie s Be ha vio ra l diso rde r o a c ute I nto xic a tio n/ Withdra wa l o c hro nic Use Diso rde r
Dire c t to xic ity Psyc ho sis Me th-induc e d psyc ho sis Mo re se ve re psyc ho sis in sc hizo phre nia Co g nitive dysfunc tio n Ma y re c o ve r in mo nths to ye a rs Ca rdio va sc ula r dise a se Pulmo na ry a rte ry hype rte nsio n Myo c a rdia l infa rc tio n, stro ke Ne uro lo g ic dise a se (Pa rkinso n’ s) Hype rthe rmia with kidne y fa ilure
Co lla te ra l Dise a se E xc o ria tio ns, skin-pic king (“c ra nk b ug s”) “Me th mo uth” F ro nt, e xte rna l surfa c e s o f te e th in pa rtic ula r I nje c tio n c o mplic a tio ns He pa titis C Se xua lly tra nsmitte d dise a se s HI V, syphilis He pa titis C Po lysub sta nc e use
Be ha vio ra l Diso rde rs I nto xic a tio n 8-12 ho urs e upho ria , a ro usa l, re duc e d fa tig ue , ta c hyc a rdia , hype rte nsio n, pupil dila tio n, hype rthe rmia , a no re xia , disinhib itio n, sho rt-te rm c o g nitive impro ve me nt, a nxie ty Withdra wa l Ac ute : da ys. Pro tra c te d: we e ks a nhe do nia , hype rso mnia , irrita b ility, a nxie ty, a g g re ssio n Use diso rde rs (a ddic tio n) Psyc ho so c ia l tre a tme nts o nly No re lia b le pha rma c o the ra py
CA T re a tme nt Admissio ns: 2017, prima ry sub sta nc e Alc o ho l o nly 12% Alc o ho l with se c o nda ry drug 10% Opio ids 32% Co c a ine Ma rijua na Amphe ta mine s 29% Othe r 13%
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