Researchers hope an anti-depressant will revolutionise treatment for people trying to quit crystal methamphetamine, with a new trial to commence across four states in Australia.
Key points:A new trial is about to begin testing whether an anti-depressant drug can helpHe said he started using ice — or crystal methamphetamine — as a party drug on weekends, but within years it had become a daily habit."I was lying to everyone, stealing money from my parents to keep my habit going, stuff like that.
The trial will be conducted at Perth, Brisbane, Geelong and Wollongong, and is currently recruiting 340 people dependent on methamphetamine to take mirtazapine for 12 weeks to test its effectiveness.Australia has the highest rates of, and wastewater studies indicate the rate of dependence is higher in regional Australia.
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