It's basically a concoction of toxic waste-a poison. The ignitable, corrosive and toxic nature of the chemicals used to create crystal meth can cause fires, produce toxic vapors and wreak havoc on the environment. According to the Foundation for a Drug-Free World, the substance is often made in illegal makeshift meth labs within homes, cabins, cars, shacks, motels, etc. Unlike cocaine and heroin, which are also sold illegally, methamphetamine is made with household products including lithium from car batteries, brake fluid, drain cleaner/toilet cleaner (sulfuric or hydrochloric acid), nail polish remover/paint thinner (acetone), fertilizers (ammonia), fuel, red phosphorous, lye (sodium hydroxide-used "to dispose of road kill because it turns the dead bodies into a coffee-like liquid," according to ) or antifreeze. It didn't take long for crystal meth to become "discovered" in the 1980s.
With amphetamine placed under federal control, illegal drug suppliers found that ephedrine, used in over-the-counter cold medicine, produces methamphetamine, according to Frontline. In some countries, it's banned for prescription purposes. The pure form of methamphetamine, Desoxyn, is rarely ever prescribed in the U.S. According to the Journal of Psychopharmacology, amphetamine today is a "highly restricted" Food and Drug Administration-controlled nervous system stimulant, prescribed to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and narcolepsy (common drugs are Adderall and Dexedrine). Once the drug wore off, many soldiers reported feeling anxious, angry and aggressive.īy 1971, the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (USDEA) classified all amphetamines as Schedule II controlled substances, citing the potential for abuse, dependence and addiction. During the Vietnam War, amphetamine, nicknamed "pep pills," was issued to American soldiers to "increase alertness" during lengthy jungle expeditions. Military-grade amphetamine was also readily available to British and American soldiers to "combat fatigue and boost morale."īy the 1950s, amphetamine, marketed as Benzedrine, was widely used to treat asthma, hayfever and colds. Because so little was known about the negative side effects and risks for addiction, meth tablets were distributed to German soldiers during World War II so they could fight day and night without eating or sleeping, according to the Science History Institute. Crystal methamphetamine was also more addictive and more toxic. A derivative of amphetamine, methamphetamine was two to three times stronger as a stimulant, its effects lasted much longer and it was easier to make. In 1919, crystallized methamphetamine was produced in Japan. Amphetamine was first synthesized in Germany in 1887, when ephedrine was isolated from the ephedra shrub. Today's regularity of crystal meth addiction can be traced back to the creation of amphetamine and methamphetamine drugs more than a century ago.
According to, the meth addiction factor is extreme-it's "one of the most addictive substances" out there today. The drug has devastating effects on those who become addicted to it. Crystal methamphetamine can be swallowed as a pill, injected intravenously, snorted or smoked, and can either look like little shards of glass or an odorless, bitter-tasting powder, ranging in color from clear to pink, or off-white to brown, depending on the ingredients used to make it. Some people call it Tina when out in public, because it sounds like they're talking about a person rather than a drug. Nicknames include crystal, speed, zoom, go, crank, tweak, ice, glass, rock candy, shizzo, yaba, fire, uppers, poor man's cocaine or shards. Crystal methamphetamine is a synthetic psychostimulant drug that speeds up the inner working of the brain and affects the central nervous system, with long-lasting effects on the body.
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