HIV Behavioral Health Update Webinar Series: Methamphetamines & HIV

Fall 2021

Speaker: Martin McElhiney, PhD

Overview: 

• What is methamphetamine (Meth)?
• History of amphetamines
• Substance use trends in the U.S.
• Use of MA in the U.S. and N.Y.C.
• Methods and patterns of use
• Meth in the gay & HIV communities
• Meth and the brain
• Long-term effects of meth use
• Medical complications
• Treatment of meth abuse
• Medication trials
• Behavioral trials
• Treatment options