Methamphetamine can be cooked up using a handful of household chemicals, but byproducts can include toxic waste in the local water supply, fires and explosions.
Sold as crystals, pills or powder, it can be smoked, swallowed or injected and is said to be highly addictive.
Globally, users are said to outnumber those of heroin and cocaine combined.
Highly Addictive, U.K. newest drug problem
Crystal is made of highly volatile, toxic substances (based on such chemical "precursors" as methylamine and amyl amine) that are melded in differing combinations, forming what some have described as a "mix of laundry detergent and lighter fluid."
The mixes are never exactly the same, but basic types are a rough yellow substance called Hydro and a smooth white blend called Glass. Half a gram costs around £25 and a £15 hit would probably keep you going for a few days.
The drug can either be snorted or injected, or in its crystal form 'ice' smoked in a pipe, and brings on a feeling of exhilaration and a sharpening of focus. Smoking ice results in an instantaneous dose of almost pure drug to the brain, giving a huge rush followed by a feeling of euphoria for anything from 2-16 hours.
For some this could result in obsessive cleaning or tidying, but for many the biggest bonus is the sense of sexual liberation which can result in mad, abandoned sex for hours - sometimes days - on end.
The mixes are never exactly the same, but basic types are a rough yellow substance called Hydro and a smooth white blend called Glass. Half a gram costs around £25 and a £15 hit would probably keep you going for a few days.
The drug can either be snorted or injected, or in its crystal form 'ice' smoked in a pipe, and brings on a feeling of exhilaration and a sharpening of focus. Smoking ice results in an instantaneous dose of almost pure drug to the brain, giving a huge rush followed by a feeling of euphoria for anything from 2-16 hours.
For some this could result in obsessive cleaning or tidying, but for many the biggest bonus is the sense of sexual liberation which can result in mad, abandoned sex for hours - sometimes days - on end.
‘Cheese’ Heroin for Children
New Designer ‘Cheese’ Heroin for Children Pattaya Daily News - Pattaya news Powerful news at your fingertips: "Coming from Mexico to Texas, the black tar heroin is now being converted to a brown granular powder that resembles parmesan cheese which makes it much more appealing to the younger children. It has been circulating Texas for the last couple of years and because of the low cost, it is very affordable for young children with costs ranging from $2 – $10 per pack. This new form of heroin is known the kids as ‘Mickey’ juice and has so far been responsible for the deaths of over 200 youngsters with many more in rehab. Street dealers will sell to a kid who mixes it with crushed Tylenol PM and water. The product will then be ‘cooked’, until the liquid has evaporated leaving a brown grainy powder. It is then wrapped in notebook paper then sold on for a set price."
Doctor sentenced to 7 years for trafficking heroin
Doctor sentenced to 7 years for trafficking heroin: "physician from Mexico who was among a group who each transported more than a kilogram of heroin from Arizona to New York City has been sentenced to more than seven years in federal prison.
The U.S. attorney's office in Phoenix says another man from San Luis, Mexico, who also was involved in the smuggling ring got a slightly lower sentence.
U.S. District Judge G. Murray Snow sentenced 39-year-old Dr. Jose David Portillo Lopez this week. A co-defendant, 38-year-old Juan Bautista Beltran Lopez, was sentenced last month. Both had pleaded guilty to heroin trafficking charges.
Court records show Portillo and Beltran and two women picked up footwear containing 5 kilos of heroin in San Luis, Ariz., in December 2007. Federal agents investigating a Columbian cartel tracked them as they drove to Manhattan, where they were arrested."
The U.S. attorney's office in Phoenix says another man from San Luis, Mexico, who also was involved in the smuggling ring got a slightly lower sentence.
U.S. District Judge G. Murray Snow sentenced 39-year-old Dr. Jose David Portillo Lopez this week. A co-defendant, 38-year-old Juan Bautista Beltran Lopez, was sentenced last month. Both had pleaded guilty to heroin trafficking charges.
Court records show Portillo and Beltran and two women picked up footwear containing 5 kilos of heroin in San Luis, Ariz., in December 2007. Federal agents investigating a Columbian cartel tracked them as they drove to Manhattan, where they were arrested."
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