Intro To Meth

Methamphetamine: Also known as meth, crank, speed, ice or crystal ? is a central nervous system stimulant. People ingest meth by taking it in pill form, smoking or snorting it, or injecting it.

The precursor materials used to make meth include pseudoephedrine, acetone, lithium batteries and anhydrous ammonia. These products are widely available in drug and grocery stores, hardware and feed stories and on the internet.

This is a man-made, highly volatile and addictive synthetic drug that can be produced in homes, cars, hotel rooms and has no respect for age, race, ethnicity, class or geography. A Meth lab can be as close as the last hotel you stayed in, your neighbor's back yard, their bathtub, or in the car trunk of the car you last passed on the highway.

What is Methamphetamine?

• Methamphetamine, a derivative of amphetamine, is a highly addictive stimulant drug which affects the central nervous system by releasing high levels of the neurotransmitter dopamine.
• Methamphetamine is made in illegal laboratories and has a high potential for abuse and addiction.
• Street methamphetamine is referred to by many names such as 'speed', 'meth', 'ice', and 'crystal' depending on the geographic location and the method of use.
• Methamphetamine can be injected, taken orally, snorted, and smoked. The 'high' from methamphetamine use depends on how it is used lasting anywhere between several minutes to twelve hours.
• Typically meth is a white, odorless powder. Another form of methamphetamine, in clear chunky crystals, is called crystal meth, or ice. Methamphetamine can also be in the form of small, brightly colored tablets, often called by their Thai name, yaba.