Methamphetamine
COMMON & BRAND NAMES
Meth; Speed; Crystal; Glass; Crank; Tweak; Yaba; Desoxyn®
EFFECTS CLASSIFICATION
Euphoric Stimulant
CHEMICAL NAME
d-N-methylamphetamine
DESCRIPTION
Methamphetamine is a strong physical and mental stimulant available in both prescription and street forms. It is relatively easy to synthesize which has contributed to its widespread use.
GENERAL INFORMATION #
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HISTORY #
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MEDIA COVERAGE #
Vast Meth Supply Network Broken - LA Times, Aug 2 2000
Hitler's Drug Set to Invade British Clubs (Meth) - UK Observer, Oct 1999
Mutant drug the American nightmare - The Dominion, Jan 7 1997
Western States Battle Methamphetamines - SJ Mercury News, Sep 1996
Built For Speed - Urb Magazine, Oct 1995
ASK EROWID ANSWERS #
EXPERIENCES #
Both Fun and Functional!, by Dr. Shock
Second Chance, by Healed
A Nightmare with a Karma Kicker, by Najwa A.
It's All In the Eyes, by Silver Tongue
Worth the Risk??, by Scrotes
BOOKS #
The Encyclopedia of Psychoactive Drugs: Amphetamines, by S. Lukas
Amphetamine Syntheses, by Otto Snow
Secrets of Methamphetamine Manufacture, by Uncle Fester
OFF-SITE RESOURCES
DESOXYN PHARMACEUTICAL #
RESEARCH & JOURNAL ARTICLES #
Categorized Index of Methamphetamine Literature - Hammer, Oct 2005
GOVERNMENT RESOURCES #
Methamphetamine: an EU Perspective - EMCDDA, July 2009
Breaking the Methamphetamine Supply Chain: Meeting Challenges at the Border, US Senate Hearing, Sep 18 2007
ARTICLES & WRITINGS #
Methamphetamine enters brain quickly and lingers, Medical Research News, Oct 13 2008
MEDIA COVERAGE #
UN says synthetic drug use overtakes cocaine and heroin - BBC, Sep 13 2011
Crystal meth a Class A drug [in UK] - Guadrian Unlimited, Jan 18 2007
Meth Damages European Currency - Nov 2006, Times Online
The Next Crack Cocaine? No, not really - Washington City Paper, Mar 31 2006
Lax laws could turn Nazi crank into global epedemic - London Times, Mar 1 2006
Man Sentenced in Meth-from-urine Mishap - SFGate, Dec 3, 2005
In-Class Meth Demonstration Angers Parents - Komo4 News, May 2 2005
My Addicted Son - NY Times, Feb 2005
The Beast in the Bathhouse - NY Times, Jan 2004
Meth May Excite HIV - BBC News, Jun 2002
Need for Speed - Time/CNN, Mar 2001
FLAVORED ('CANDY') #
Designer Cocaine-Candy Flavored Drug Seized in Undercover Investigation, Mar 10 2008, DEA
Candy Meth Myth : Snopes.com, April 2007
PROHIBITION SITES #
Montana Meth Project (anti-meth tv commercials)
GW Bush Declares Nov 30 2006 National Meth Day, Nov 28 2006