Meth Linked to Heat-Related Deaths

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Hot days and methamphetamine are now a deadlier mix in US

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Meth is showing up more often as a factor in the deaths of people who died from heat-related causes in the U.S. Meth is a stimulant that increases body temperature, impairs brain's ability to regulate body heat and makes it harder for the heart to compensate for extreme heat.

The trend has emerged as a synthetic drug manufactured south of the border by Mexican drug cartels has largely replaced the domestic version of meth fictionalized in the TV series Breaking Bad .

"It's a customer base that is easy to find and exploit," drug dealer says.

"What else can you do? You have stuff; you go to sleep, you wake up and your stuff is gone," homeless man says.

Maricopa County Department of Public Health says it's distributing brochures about the risk of using stimulants in heat.

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