News Report | August 2, 2021
Methamphetamine-Associated Heart Failure Hospital Admissions In California Rose By 585% Between 2008 & 2018
Between 2008 and 2018, age-adjusted methamphetamine-associated heart failure hospital admissions in California rose from 4.1 per 1000,000 hospitalizations in 2008, to 28.1 per 100,000 adults in 2018 (585% increase). Annual inflation-adjusted hospitalization charges for methamphetamine-associated heart failure hospital admissions in California also increased from $41.5 million in 2008 to $390.2 million in 2018 (840% increase) during this time.
In comparison, non-methamphetamine-associated heart failure hospital admissions decreased from 342.3 per 100,000 adults in 2008 to 321.6 per 100,000 adults in 2018 (6.0% decrease). Annual . . .