Study finds mirtazapine effectively reduces methamphetamine use in individuals with stimulant use disorder, suggesting a potential treatment option.
Stimulant use disorder is notoriously difficult to treat, partly because there are no currently approved medications to manage it. However, a new study has found that for methamphetamine use disorder, mirtazapine was effective in what the researchers called a “safe and cheap” treatment.
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