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Meth and heat are a deadly mix. Users in America's hottest big city rarely get the message

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Meth associated with the greatest number of local heat deaths in metro Phoenix , Maricopa County Heat-Related Death Dashboard shows.

Meth is also a huge factor in the increasing number in the last two years of contact burns on sidewalks and streets that can reach 180 degrees .

Unsheltered people bear twice as the risk as sheltered drug users.

Homeless people don't seem to get the message that meth is more dangerous in the heat than blues.

Maricopa County's main website about heat illness and "heat toolkit" site doesn't mention the issue.

Meth users may experience body temperatures as high as 110 before they die.

Treatments for hyperthermic meth users are few.

Andre House and Central Arizona Shelter Services did not return requests for comment on if they provide advice on meth to those they serve.

Arizona Republic: Meth users don't know the risks of using the drug in the heat in the summer heat.

The city is America 's hottest big city.

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72

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69

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English

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