Methamphetamine (MAP) abuse continues to increase worldwide, based on morbidity, mortality, drug treatment, and epidemiologic studies and surveys. MAP abuse has become a significant health care, environmental, and law enforcement problem. Acute intoxication often results in agitation, violence, and death. Chronic use may lead to infection, heart failure, malnutrition, and permanent psychiatric illness. MAP users [...]

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More than 1.75 million people, about 1% of the US population, are estimated to be in jails or prisons. Compared to the general population, incarcerated persons have disproportionately high rates of a number of infections, including human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis В virus (HBV), tuberculosis, and sexually transmitted diseases. The prison is a setting in [...]

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