Experts concerned as more older people die from meth intoxication

Experts concerned as more older people die from meth intoxication
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In Southern California, one county is seeing more and more senior citizens dying from methamphetamine intoxication.

In 2012, San Diego County health records showed that "a majority of deaths attributed to methamphetamine were among Baby Boomers," NBC San Diego reports; the deaths included 69 people between the ages of 50 and 59 and 13 people older than 60. In 2013, 80 people age 45 to 54, 48 people between 55 and 64, and four people older than 65 had meth-related deaths.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia is night editor for TheWeek.com. Her writing and reporting has appeared in Entertainment Weekly and EW.com, The New York Times, The Book of Jezebel, and other publications. A Southern California native, Catherine is a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.