![]() ![]() ![]() Families providing support to a person with a substance use disorder often experience considerable strain, which can negatively impact many areas of their life, including their own health and wellbeing. Methamphetamine use can also have devastating impacts on the wellbeing of caregivers. This has significant consequences for public health, especially in light of findings that emergency hospitalisations following methamphetamine use are higher than for any other drug. Regular methamphetamine use is associated with increased mortality, as well as cardiovascular and immune diseases and severe neurological complications such as incidences of psychosis and major depressive disorder. Global estimates show that between 5.4 and 9.8 million people were amphetamine dependent in 2017, with the highest prevalence recorded in Australasia and North America. Methamphetamine use has become a major public health concern, with many countries reporting increased use and harms in recent years. ![]()
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