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Subject Meth/Amphetamine Epidemic mostly Hype?

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[quote:Anonymous Coward 20191875:MV8xOTgzNTQ4XzMzMzM1Nzg4XzVEQkM3RDcx]
[quote:Heisenberg 18058215:MV8xOTgzNTQ4XzMzMzI1Njg3X0YxQTEyMzY3]
Oooh that crystal blue persuasion.
Has anyone ever done the blue meth?
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Reminds me of a an article from the Rotten Library a few years back (which is not an entirely accurate or truthful source, btw ;p]...

[quote:Rotten Library]...unscrupulous dealers sometimes add food coloring to their stash, either to disguise their amateur technique or to peddle their warez more effectively.

RED: Meth was made from pseudo-ephedrine, and the red coloring of the original tablet was not adequately washed away.

ORANGE: Ephedrine sulfate was used, and a portion of the sulfate was reduced to sulfur.

PURPLE: Iodine from a phosphorus-iodine reaction was not washed out.

GREEN: Copper or other metallic salts made their way in to the mixture, probably due to the reaction vessel.

BROWN: Oxidized red coloring or tablating agent was present in the reduction.[/quote]

The thought of all these potential variables in a drug that has been reduced to crystal form and is meant to be smoked or injected is enough to make me weary of ever using crystal meth, even if I'd stumble upon it for free.

Not related except for being the most sarcastic/ironic line in the same article cited above [quote:Assistant U.S. Attorney Paul Laymon]Who wouldn't want to use it? You lose weight and you have great sex.[/quote] Indeed:ohyeah:
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Original Message While legal in the U.S. under brands such as Desoxyn and the commonly-prescribed ADHD medication Adderall (also administered to fighter pilots when prolonged alertness is required), to use it in its "street" form has been vehemently stigmatized as being anti-social to a misleading and perhaps dangerous point. It'd be surprising to find out if people who are prescribed it or are dosing it out to children/patients know just how near-identical their pharmaceutical version is to what the war on drugs has spent so much time/money turning into an "epidemic". Not to underscore its dangerous potential over long-term abuse, but when's the last time you've heard of someone having died of a meth overdose? Especially if you live in Europe or Canada, where ecstasy is usually much more sought-after. With weed/shrooms/ecstasy/speed being available to most anyone with a small circle of friends here in Canada, methamphetamine being sold in its pure crystal form is unheard of. Instead, it is almost exclusively sold on the streets as pills stamped with any logo one could imagine. [link to www.pillreports.com] Yet, for the way these illicit meth pills are being pushed onto the masses here in Canada (where both amphetamine and meth cannot be legally prescribed) and in Europe, no government body from either of its regions have ever cited meth use as coming anywhere close to "epidemic" proportions.

So, what gives in the U.S.? Why have its problem users stemmed from INJECTING (big problem) a poorly synthesized version cooked-up by amateurs in sheds and outhouses nationwide while being cast-out as modern day Lepers in a society that had its heyday when benzedrine inhalers (another name Amph has been marketed under) was sold over-the-counter while its current generation depends on it to get them from kindergarten to completing their college finals?

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