Methamphetamin Addiction Treatments
As a way to increase the success of any meth addiction treatment, doctors are beginning to use other forms of amphetamine such as dextroamphetamine to break the addiction cycle in a method similar to the use of methadone in the treatment of heroin addicts. There are no publicly available drugs comparable to naloxone, which blocks opiate receptors and is therefore used in treating opiate dependence, for use with methamphetamine problems.

However, experiments with some monoamine reuptake inhibitors such as indatraline have been successful in blocking the action of methamphetamine. There are studies indicating that fluoxetine, bupropion and imipramine may reduce craving and improve adherence to treatment. Research has also suggested that modafinil can help addicts quit methamphetamine use.

Another drug currently in its experimental stage that is said to provide a successful meth addiction treatment is phenethylamine phentermine. Since the phenethylamine phentermine is a constitutional isomer of methamphetamine, it has been speculated that it may be effective in treating methamphetamine addiction. Phentermine is a central nervous system stimulant that acts on dopamine and norepinephrine, it has not been reported to cause the same degree of euphoria that is associated with other amphetamines.

Methamphetamine Withdrawal Treatments
Methamphetamine addiction is one of the most difficult forms of addictions to treat, particularly its withdrawal syndromes. Abrupt interruption of chronic methamphetamine use results in the withdrawal syndrome in almost 90% of the cases. Withdrawal of amphetamine often causes a depression which is longer and deeper than even the depression from cocaine withdrawal. Bupropion, aripiprazole, and baclofen have been employed to treat post-withdrawal cravings, although the success rate is low. Other successful drugs used for methamphetamine addiction includes:

* Modafinil: This medication is considered to be one of the most successful medications used for methamphetamine withdrawal, but this is a Class IV scheduled drug which is controlled and are not easily acquired.
* Ibogaine: This medication became successful in Europe as treatment for methamphetamine withdrawal, but is a Class I drug and available only for research use.
* Mirtazapine: This medication has been reported useful in some small-population studies.