Meth Making a Comeback:  While opioids such as fentanyl and heroin have received the most attention from the media and politicians in recent years, due to the dramatic increase in fatal overdoses, a recent report indicates that the use of  methamphetamine (meth) is also increasing. The Associated Press reports that data from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) analyzing fatal drug overdoses in 2017 indicate that although meth is responsible for 13% of overdose deaths nationally, it was the number one cause of fatal overdoses in 19 states west of the Mississippi.  For example, in New England fentanyl was the drug most frequently linked to fatal overdoses while meth was ranked 10th.  In the mountain states and the Dakotas meth was the number one cause of fatalities while fentanyl was sixth.  A New Mexico state health official noted that the surge in meth overdoses is related to its wide availability and low cost.  Preliminary numbers from the CDC indicate that this problem is getting worse.