What is methamphetamine speed

What is methamphetamine speed?

Speed (methamphetamine, C₁₀H₁₅N) is a potent and addictive central nervous system stimulant, chemically relate to amphetamine, buy mexico amphetamine near me but with greater central nervous system side effects. It is a white, odorless, bitter-tasting powder that easily dissolves in water or alcohol.

Methamphetamine is classic as a Schedule II stimulant by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), which means it has a high potential for abuse and is available legally only by prescription. When abuse, it is commonly refer to as “speed”, “meth”, or “chalk” and has been in use since the early 1960s. When abuse, methamphetamine is usually smoke, snort, inject, or take orally.

Medically, methamphetamine has been used for the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and obesity, but these uses are limited in the U.S. due to the high potential for abuse, addiction, and channeling to illicit drug markets. Prescription doses are typically much lower than those used illegally. In the U.S., methamphetamine is available by prescription as the brand name product Desoxyn or generically. Only the 5 mg oral tablet is available.

Methamphetamine is cheap and easy to make from common ingredients. Most of the illegal methamphetamine in the U.S. comes from foreign or domestic superlabs, although small batches may is make in residencies or other clandestine buildings call “meth labs”, often using the nasal decongestant pseudoephedrine. Pseudoephedrine can only be purchase from behind the pharmacy counter now in the U.S., and in limit quantities with an identification. This law is enforce to help curb abuse and keep a record of the purchaser.

How is speed abused?

Methamphetamine (speed) may be abuse by:

• inhaling or smoking
• swallowing
• snorting through the nose
• injection.

Another common form of the drug is crystal methamphetamine, or “crystal meth”, which is clear, chunky crystals resembling ice. Order amphetamine online crystal meth is smoke in a manner similar to crack cocaine and became popular in the 1980s. Street names for this form of methamphetamine include “ice”, “crystal”, “crank”, and “glass”.