Amphetamines

Although stimulant dispensing rates have rebounded to — or exceeded — pre-pandemic levels among girls, the dispensing rate among adolescent boys was almost 19% lower than it was before March 2020, according to study findings.

Use of recreational drugs such as cannabis, opioids, cocaine and amphetamines was prevalent in 11% of patients admitted to French cardiac ICUs and tied to increased odds of in-hospital major adverse events, researchers reported.