I have just seen the News on television, on which it was announced that the apparent dreadful quantity of cases of people using Methamphetamine in America may well be on the way to England.
This is a new one on me, so I can only relate what I heard on Television; it was asserted that trying the drug on two occasions was sufficient to make the average user an addict, and a female prison warder in Tenessee was eaplaining that the number of childrem becoming 'parentless' (either through the death of their parents, or because they have been sent to prison is frighteningly high). ( I had never heard of this drug, and therefore had to look it up...........
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Methamphetamine is a synthetic stimulant drug that induces a strong feeling of euphoria and is highly addictive. Pure methamphetamine, a colorless crystalline solid or a paste, is sold on the streets as crystal, crystal meth, glass, ice, P or Tina. It is also sold as less-pure crystalline powder called crank or speed, or in rock formation termed dope, raw or tweak. It has become one of the world's most significant illicit drugs.
Methamphetamine
(S)-N-methyl-1-phenyl-propan-2-amine
CAS number
537-46-2ATC code
N06BA03Chemical formulaC10H15NSMILESCC(CC1=CC=CC=C1)NCMolecular weight149.24Melting Point175BioavailabilityDepends upon method of administrationMetabolismhepaticElimination half life4-12 hours, 8 hours on averageExcretionrenalPregnancy categoryC (USA)Legal statusSchedule II (USA)
Class B (oral) (UK)
Class A (injectable) (UK)
Schedule I (Canada)
Delivery5mg and 10mg tabletsIndicated for:
Recreational uses:
Other uses:
Contraindications:
Endocrinal:
Neurological:
Skin:
Miscellaneous:
This is a new one on me, so I can only relate what I heard on Television; it was asserted that trying the drug on two occasions was sufficient to make the average user an addict, and a female prison warder in Tenessee was eaplaining that the number of childrem becoming 'parentless' (either through the death of their parents, or because they have been sent to prison is frighteningly high). ( I had never heard of this drug, and therefore had to look it up...........
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Jump to: navigation, search
Methamphetamine is a synthetic stimulant drug that induces a strong feeling of euphoria and is highly addictive. Pure methamphetamine, a colorless crystalline solid or a paste, is sold on the streets as crystal, crystal meth, glass, ice, P or Tina. It is also sold as less-pure crystalline powder called crank or speed, or in rock formation termed dope, raw or tweak. It has become one of the world's most significant illicit drugs.
Methamphetamine
(S)-N-methyl-1-phenyl-propan-2-amine
CAS number
537-46-2ATC code
N06BA03Chemical formulaC10H15NSMILESCC(CC1=CC=CC=C1)NCMolecular weight149.24Melting Point175BioavailabilityDepends upon method of administrationMetabolismhepaticElimination half life4-12 hours, 8 hours on averageExcretionrenalPregnancy categoryC (USA)Legal statusSchedule II (USA)
Class B (oral) (UK)
Class A (injectable) (UK)
Schedule I (Canada)
Delivery5mg and 10mg tabletsIndicated for:
Recreational uses:
Other uses:
Contraindications:
- Must not be taken within 14 days of taking a MAOI
- glaucoma
- moderate to severe hypertension
- cardiovascular disease
- amphetamine psychosis
- clinical depression
- kidney damage
- liver damage
Endocrinal:
- elevated body temperature
- dilated pupils
Neurological:
- altered brain chemistry
Skin:
Miscellaneous:
- anorexia
- insomnia
- restlessness
- weight loss