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.
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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
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EXPERIENCES #
Both Fun and Functional!, by Dr. Shock
The Longest 'Night' Of My Life, by Penelope Pothead
Avoid at All Costs, by Berkeley Bob
Dabbling in Pain, Paranoia, and Addiction, by Sensuous x
Thick, White Smoke, by Trina
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 #
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 #
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