Methamphetamine
COMMON & BRAND NAMES
Meth; Speed; Crystal; Crank; Tweak; Yaba; Glass; Sisa; 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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RESEARCH & JOURNAL ARTICLES #
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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 #
It Doesn't Love You, by Carpe Noctem
I Wish Things Could Be as Simple as they Were on Meth, by abnormallydizzy
Got Spun?, by Just Another Guy
Party Ended In Intensive Care, by Anonymous
Untreated Mental Illness, by Anonymous
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
SECONDARY RESOURCES #
Methamphetamine - Wikipedia.org
Methamphetamine - TripSit.me
Speed - DanceSafe
Tweaker.org (18 & older)
The Speed Project - (San Francisco)
RESEARCH & JOURNAL ARTICLES #
A Key to Methamphetamine-Related Literature - Hammer, Oct 2005
GOVERNMENT RESOURCES #
Methamphetamine: an EU Perspective - EMCDDA, July 2009
ARTICLES & WRITINGS #
Methamphetamine: Fact vs. Fiction and Lessons from the Crack Hysteria - Hart, Csete, and Habibi; OpenSocietyFoundation.
Methamphetamine enters brain quickly and lingers, Medical Research News, Oct 13 2008
Why the Myth of the Meth-Damaged Brain May Hinder Recovery - Time.com, Nov 21 2011
MEDIA COVERAGE #
Synthetic drugs a major drag on development and the rule of law in East and Southeast Asia - UNODC, Aug 2014
Crystal meth: 'Walk a little way in any direction and buy it for a trifle' - Guadrian [UK], May 2014
North Korea is in the grip of a methamphetamine epidemic - The Times [UK], Aug 2013
Crystal meth a Class A drug - Guadrian [UK], Jun 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
Searchable Methamphetamine News - Media Awareness Project
FLAVORED ('CANDY') #
Designer Cocaine-Candy Flavored Drug Seized in Undercover Investigation, Mar 10 2008, DEA
Candy Meth Myth - Snopes, 2007