Methamphetamine

Methamphetamine is a synthetic stimulant drug which induces a strong feeling of euphoria and is highly addictive. Pure methamphetamine is a colorless crystalline solid, or a paste sold on the streets as crystal meth, glass, ice, or crystal. It is also sold as less pure crystalline powder called crank or speed, or in rock formation termed tweak, dope, or raw. It has become one of the world's most significant illicit drugs.

External links

• Life or Meth - Content Geared Towards The Gay Community
• Newsweek - "America's Most Dangerous Drug", see also Slate - "Meth Madness At Newsweek"
• First National Conference on Methamphetamine ~ Science & Response: 2005
• Erowid Methamphetamine Vault
• Geopium: Geopolitics of Illicit Drugs in Asia
• Rhodium's Archive
• Special Report on Meth in California's Central Valley
• "New Yorker" story on the impact of widespread methamphetamine abuse
• BBC story on high levels of use of methamphetamine amongst the male gay community
• Drug Enforcement Administration:
• Brief on amphetamines
• The forms of amphetamines
• Asia & Pacific Amphetamine - Type Simulant Information Centre - a very extensive information source mangaged by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.