What is it about?
Methamphetamine use increases the risk of medical conditions that may cause swallowing difficulty (dysphagia). Methamphetamine use can also cause structural and neurological changes in users which may increase the risk of dysphagia. This article summarizes methamphetamine's potential effects on swallowing function as well as cognitive and social factors that may impact participation in dysphagia assessment and treatment. Further directions for research are discussed to guide evidence-based care.
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Why is it important?
Speech-language pathologists who specialize in dysphagia may frequently encounter patients with current or previous methamphetamine use. While methamphetamine use can have a profound impact on the user's medical, cognitive, and psychosocial status, there is a lack of direct research investigating potential implications of use on swallowing physiology and treatment progress in speech pathology sessions. This article aims to address this research gap, summarizing relevant research in related fields and calling for future research on this topic.
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This page is a summary of: Dysphagia and Methamphetamine Use: Considerations for Speech-Language Pathologists, Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups, October 2022, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA),
DOI: 10.1044/2022_persp-22-00066.
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