Local substance-use groups report methamphetamine rise and continued Narcan distribution efforts
Area Substance Abuse Council representatives told the board methamphetamine has become the leading driver of stimulant-involved overdoses again; ASAC is distributing Narcan through state grants and conducting workplace and school outreach.
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Christina Mesinger of the Area Substance Abuse Council told the Clinton County Board of Health that methamphetamine has recently overtaken opioids as the leading cause in stimulant-involved fatal overdoses in Iowa and locally. "Methamphetamines have taken over opioid overdose numbers," Mesinger said.
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