Crystal Meth
It will
consume your mind. It will destroy your future. They call it ICE. It is a
RAGING FIRE!
Small towns used to be immune to the social ills that are so often a
part of big city life but now it is in all the rural areas of our country.
'If there is a devil out there, this is
it'
Poor man's cocaine' is devastating
lives and families in small, rural communities.
Chemicals from dumpsites
contaminate water supplies, kill livestock, destroy national forest lands, and
render areas uninhabitable.
Methamphetamine manufacture
produces 5 or 6 pounds of toxic waste for every one pound of product made.
These chemicals are caustic, corrosive, flammable and explosive, as well as
carcinogenic. They are dumped into lakes and streams, gutters and toilets. From
there they get into your water supply. Many meth labs and signs of meth labs are in our local forests. One clue that is common to many meth sites found in the forest is a "sweet chemical smell . If you smell this, leave the area at
once.
METH LABS “A TOXIC THREAT TO RURAL
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The mission
of Mothers Against Methamphetamine is to glorify God
by providing competent and compassionate drug education and rehabilitation
resources that reflect the mercy of Jesus Christ for the addict, his family,
and the community.
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Methamphetamine
is a Schedule II stimulant, which means it has a high potential for abuse and
is available only through a prescription that cannot be refilled. It can be
made in small, illegal laboratories, where its production endangers the people
in the labs, neighbors, and the environment. Street methamphetamine is referred
to by many names, such as “speed,” “meth,” and
“chalk.” Methamphetamine hydrochloride, clear chunky crystals resembling ice,
which can be inhaled by smoking, is referred to as “ice,” “crystal,” “glass,”
and “tina.”
Meth is a crystal-like powdered
substance that sometimes comes in large rock-like chunks. When the powder
flakes off the rock, the shards look like glass, which is another nickname. Meth is usually white or slightly yellow, depending on the
purity.
Methamphetamine
is taken orally, through the nose (snorting the powder), by needle injection,
or by smoking. Abusers become addicted quickly, needing higher doses and more
often. At this time, the most effective treatments for methamphetamine
addiction are behavioral therapies such as cognitive behavioral and contingency
management interventions.
Immediately after smoking or injection, the user experiences
an intense sensation, called a "rush" or "flash," that
lasts only a few minutes and is described as extremely pleasurable. Snorting or
swallowing meth produces euphoria - a high, but not a
rush. After the initial "rush," there is typically a state of high
agitation that in some individuals can lead to violent behavior. Other possible
immediate effects include increased wakefulness and insomnia, decreased appetite,
irritability/aggression, anxiety, nervousness, convulsions and heart attack. Meth is addictive, and users can develop a tolerance
quickly, needing larger amounts to get high. In some cases, users forego food
and sleep and take more meth every few hours for days,
'binging' until they run out of the drug or become too disorganized to
continue. Chronic use can cause paranoia, hallucinations, repetitive behavior
(such as compuslively cleaning, grooming or disasembling and assembling objects), and delusions of parasites
or insects crawling under the skin. Users can obsessively scratch their skin to
get rid of these imagined insects. Long-term use, high dosages, or both can
bring on full-blown toxic psychosis (often exhibited as violent, aggressive
behavior). This violent, aggressive behavior is usually coupled with extreme
paranoia. Meth can also cause strokes and death.
Methamphetamine increases the release of very high levels of the
neurotransmitter dopamine, which stimulates brain cells, enhancing mood and
body movement. Chronic methamphetamine abuse significantly changes how the
brain functions. Animal research going back more than 30 years shows that high
doses of methamphetamine damage neuron cell endings. Dopamine- and
serotonin-containing neurons do not die after methamphetamine use, but their
nerve endings (“terminals”) are cut back, and re-growth appears to be limited.
Noninvasive human brain imaging studies have shown alterations in the activity
of the dopamine system. These alterations are associated with reduced motor
speed and impaired verbal learning. Recent studies in chronic methamphetamine
abusers have also revealed severe structural and functional changes in areas of
the brain associated with emotion and memory, which may account for many of the
emotional and cognitive problems observed in chronic methamphetamine abusers.
Taking even small amounts of methamphetamine can result in increased
wakefulness, increased physical activity, decreased appetite, increased
respiration, rapid heart rate, irregular heartbeat, increased blood pressure,
and hyperthermia. Other effects of methamphetamine abuse may include
irritability, anxiety, insomnia, confusion, tremors, convulsions, and
cardiovascular collapse and death. Long-term effects may include paranoia, aggressiveness,
extreme anorexia, memory loss, visual and auditory hallucinations, delusions,
and severe dental problems.
Also, transmission of HIV and hepatitis B and C can be a consequence of
methamphetamine abuse. Among abusers who inject the drug, infection with HIV
and other infectious diseases is spread mainly through the re-use of
contaminated syringes, needles, and other injection equipment by more than one
person. The intoxicating effects of methamphetamine, however, whether it is
injected or taken other ways, can alter judgment and inhibition and lead people
to engage in unsafe behaviors. Methamphetamine abuse actually may worsen the
progression of HIV and its consequences; studies with methamphetamine abusers
who have HIV indicate that the HIV causes greater neuronal injury and cognitive
impairment compared with HIV-positive people who do not use drugs.
The METH TRAP
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DEMON OF CHOICE
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METH STORIES
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MY ADDICTED SON
http://www.drugfree.org/Portal/Stories/Addicted_Son
MY DAUGHTER AND METH
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"Poor Man's Cocaine" is one slang term for Meth - for good reason. Meth
generally costs the same or less than crack cocaine (ranging from $25 to $100
per gram) but because the user's body metabolizes it more slowly, the high
lasts much longer. Users tend to believe they get "more bang for
their buck" with Meth. An intense rush
is felt almost immediately when a user smokes or injects Meth.
Snorting the drug affects the user about five minutes later; it takes about
twenty minutes for the rush to kick in if a user ingests Meth.
"Honeymoon" on Meth
Prolonged
Use People who are on Meth will show
one or more of the following signs: Addiction Meth use causes both short- and long-term
affects - physical as well as mental. Some people mistakenly
believe Meth is less harmful than crack, cocaine or
heroin, but because of the ingredients used in its
manufacturing, there is a greater chance of suffering a heart attack, stroke
or serious brain damage with Meth than with other
drugs. It is far more dangerous than the Meth
which was popular back in the 1950s and '60s. Today's ephedrine-based Meth can kill you. Meth dealers and users will tell a novice
how fun it is to use: They'll get a tremendous rush. They'll be able to
stay up for hours to work, study or party. They'll lose weight.
But there is another side to Meth use that they'll
never talk about. It's the side that can take your looks, your health,
your income, your sanity - maybe even your
life. People who seek the
rush of a Meth high are also in for a number of
other - unwanted - effects from the drug. They will also experience
some or all of the following short term effects: *Increased
Alertness Over the long term, Meth can cause: Meth Users Meth users ingest meth several
different ways. Meth can be smoked, snorted, orally
ingested, or injected. The drug alters moods in different ways, depending on
how it is taken. Immediately after smoking the drug or injecting it
intravenously, meth users experience an intense
rush that lasts only a few minutes and is described as extremely pleasurable.
Snorting or oral ingestion produces euphoria -- a high but not an intense
rush. Meth users who snort the drug experience
effects within 3 to 5 minutes, and oral ingestion produces effects within 15
to 20 minutes. As with similar stimulants, meth
users often go on a "binge and crash" pattern. Because tolerance
for methamphetamine occurs within minutes -- meaning that the pleasurable
effects disappear even before the drug concentration in the blood falls
significantly -- meth users try to maintain the
high by binging on the drug. Meth users go through three stages::
low intensity, binge, and high intensity. The binge and high-intensity meth users smoke or inject meth
to achieve a faster and stronger high; the patterns of abuse differ in the
frequency in which the drug is abused and the stages within their cycles. The binge abuse cycle is made up of these stages:
rush, high, binge, tweaking, crash, normal, and withdrawal. Rush (5-30 minutes) -The abuser's heartbeat races
and metabolism, blood pressure, and pulse soar. Feelings of pleasure. High (4-16 hours) -The methamphetamine addict often
feels aggressively smarter and becomes argumentative. Binge (3-15 days) -The methamphetamine addict
maintains the high for as long as possible and becomes hyperactive, both
mentally and physically. Tweaking -The most dangerous stage of the cycle. See
section below. Crash (1-3 days) -The addict does not pose a threat
to anyone. He becomes very lethargic and sleeps. Normal (2-14 days) -The abuser returns to a state
that is slightly deteriorated from the normal state before the abuse. Withdrawal (30-90 days) -No immediate symptoms are
evident but the abuser first becomes depressed and then lethargic. The
craving for methamphetamine hits and he may becomes
suicidal. Taking methamphetamine at any time during withdrawal can stop the
unpleasant feelings so, consequently, a high percentage of addicts in
treatment return to abuse. High-intensity meth users,
often called "speed freaks," focus on preventing the crash. But each
successive rush becomes less euphoric and it takes more meth
to achieve it. The pattern does not usually include a state of normalcy or
withdrawal. High-intensity abusers experience extreme weight loss, very pale
facial skin, sweating, body odor, discolored teeth and scars or open sores on
their bodies. The scars are the results of the abusers' hallucinations of
bugs on his skin, often referred to as "crank bugs," and attempts
to scratch the bugs off. When it comes to meth
users the most dangerous stage of their abuse for themselves, medical
personnel, and law enforcement officers is what is known as
"tweaking." A tweaker is a
methamphetamine addict who probably has not slept in 3-15 days and is
irritable and paranoid. Tweakers often behave or
react violently and if a tweaker is using alcohol
or another depressant, his negative feelings and associated dangers
intensify. The tweaker craves more meth, but no dosage will help re-create the euphoric
high, which causes frustration, and leads to unpredictability and potential
for violence. A meth user who is
tweaking can appear normal: eyes can be clear, speech concise, and movements
brisk. But a closer look will reveal the person's eyes are moving ten times
faster than normal, the voice has a slight quiver, and movements are quick
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METH MOUTH
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FACES OF METH USERS
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Methamphetamine abuse has three patterns: low intensity, binge, and high intensity. Low-intensity abuse describes a user who is not psychologically addicted to the drug but uses methamphetamine on a casual basis by swallowing or snorting it. Binge and high-intensity abusers are psychologically addicted and prefer to smoke or inject methamphetamine to achieve faster and stronger high. Binge abusers use methamphetamine more than low-intensity abusers but less than high-intensity abusers.
Low-Intensity methamphetamine abuse
Low-intensity abusers swallow or snort methamphetamine, using it the same way many people use caffeine or nicotine. Low-intensity abusers want the extra stimulation the methamphetamine provides so that they can stay awake long enough to finish a task or a job, or they want the appetite suppressant effect to lose weight. These people frequently hold jobs, raise families, and otherwise function normally. They may include people such as truck drivers trying to reach their destination, workers trying to stay awake until the end of their normal shift or an overtime shift, and housewives trying to keep a clean house a well as be a perfect mother and wife.
Even though a law enforcement officer is not likely to encounter low-intensity abusers, these individuals are one step away from becoming binge abusers. They already know the stimulating effect that methamphetamine provides them by swallowing or snorting the drug, but they have not experienced the euphoric rush associated with smoking or injecting it and have not encountered clearly defined stages of abuse. However, simple switching to smoking or injecting methamphetamine offers the abusers a quick transition to a binge pattern of abuse.
Binge methamphetamine abuse
Binge abusers smoke or inject methamphetamine and experience euphoric rushes that are psychologically addictive. Rush-The rush is the initial response the abuser feels when smoking or injecting methamphetamine and is the aspect of the drug that low-intensity abusers do not experience when snorting or swallowing the drug. During the rush, the abuser's heartbeat aces and metabolism, blood pressure, and pulse sore. Meanwhile, the abuser can experience feelings equivalent to ten orgasms. Unlike the rush associated with crack cocaine, which lasts for approximately 2 - 5 minutes, the methamphetamine rush can continue for 5-30 minutes.
The reason for the methamphetamine rush is that the drug, when smoked or injected, triggers the adrenal gland to release a hormone called epinephrine (adrenaline), which puts the body in a battle mode, fight or flight. In addition, the physical sensation that the rush gives the abuser most likely results from the explosive release of dopamine in the pleasure center of the brain.
High-The rush is followed by the high, sometimes called the shoulder. During the high, the abuser often feels aggressively smarter and becomes argumentative, often interrupting other people and finishing their sentences. The high can last 4-16 hours.
Binge-The binge is the continuation of the high. The abuser maintains the high by smoking or injecting more methamphetamine. Each time the abuser smokes or injects more of the drug, a smaller euphoric rush than the initial rush is experienced until, finally, there is no rush and no high. During the binge, the abuser becomes hyperactive both mentally and physically. The binge can last 3-15 days.
Tweaking-Tweaking occurs at the end of the binge when nothing the abuser does will take away the feeling of emptiness and dysphoria, including taking more methamphetamine. Tweaking is very uncomfortable, and the abuser often takes a depressant to ease the bad feelings. The most popular depressant is alcohol, with heroin a close second.
Tweaking is the most dangerous stage of the methamphetamine abuse cycle to law enforcement officers and other individuals near the abuser. If the abuser is using alcohol to ease the discomfort, the threat to law enforcement officers intensifies. During this stage, law enforcement officers must clearly identify the underlying dangers of the situation and avoid the assumption that the tweaker is just a cocky drunk.
Crash-To a binge abuser, the crash means an incredible amount of sleep. The body's epinephrine has been depleted, and the body uses the crash to replenish its supply. Even the meanest, most violent abuser becomes almost lifeless during the crash and poses a threat to no one. The crash can last 1-3 days.
Normal-After the crash, the abuser returns to normal--a state that is slightly deteriorated from the normal state before he used methamphetamine. This stage ordinarily lasts between 2 and 14 days. However, as the frequency of binging increases, the duration of the normal stage decreases.
Withdrawal-No acute, immediate symptoms of physical distress are evident with methamphetamine withdrawal, a stage that the abuser may slowly enter. Often 30-90 days must pass after the last drug use before the abuser realizes that he is in withdrawal. First, without really noticing, the individual becomes depressed and loses the ability to experience pleasure. The individual becomes lethargic; he has no energy. Then the craving for more methamphetamine hits, and the abuser often becomes suicidal. If the abuser, however, takes more methamphetamine at any point during the withdrawal, the unpleasant feelings will end. Consequently, the success rate for traditional methamphetamine rehabilitation is very low. Ninety-three percent of those in traditional treatment return to abuse methamphetamine.
High-Intensity methamphetamine abuse
The high-intensity abusers are the addicts, often called speed freaks. Their whole existence focuses on preventing the crash, and they seek that elusive, perfect rush--the rush they had when they first started smoking or injecting methamphetamine.
With high-intensity abuser, each successive rush becomes less euphoric, and it takes more methamphetamine to achieve it. Each high is not quite as high as the one before. During each subsequent binge, the abuser needs more methamphetamine, more often, to get a high that is not as good as the high he wants or remembers.
Tweaking for the high-intensity abuser is still the most dangerous time to confront him because tweakers are extremely unpredictable and short-tempered. The crash is often spoken of in terms of I never sleep, or I sleep with one eye open. In an attempt to appear normal, perhaps because of an appointment with a doctor, lawyer, or court official, high-intensity abusers will make themselves take short naps; otherwise, they see no need to come down from the high.
Dangerous tweakers
A methamphetamine abuser is most dangerous when tweaking. The fact that a law enforcement officer is confronting the tweaker makes him more dangerous, not just to the officer on the scene but also to anyone nearby. When tweaking, the abuser has probably not slept in 3-15 days and consequently will be extremely irritable. The tweaker craves more methamphetamine, but no dosage will help re-create the euphoric high. The result is a strong feeling of uncontrollable frustration that makes the tweaker unpredictable and dangerous.
If the law enforcement officer on the scene is unfamiliar with the physical signs of a tweaker, the abuser can appear normal. In fact, unlike a person intoxicated on alcohol with glassy eyes, slurred speech, and difficulty even standing up, a tweaker appears super-exaggerated normal. The tweaker's eyes are clear, his speech concise, and his movements brisk. With a closer look at the tweaker, law enforcement officers will notice that his eyes are moving about ten times faster than normal and may roll. He is talking in a quick, often steady voice with a slight quiver to it, and his movements are quick and jerky. The individual's movements are often exaggerated because he is overstimulated, and his thinking is scattered and subject to paranoid delusions.
The tweaker does not need provocation to react violently; however, confrontation increases the chance for a violent reaction. Law enforcement officers should consider the potential for violence when determining that a suspect is tweaking. For example, case histories indicate that tweakers react negatively to the sight of a police uniform. Confrontation between the tweaker and law enforcement often results in a verbal or physical assault on the officer.
Besides confrontation, nobody knows for certain what will trigger a tweaker to be irrational and violent. A tweaker exists in his own world, seeing and hearing things that no one else can perceive. His hallucinations are so vivid that they seem real. What law enforcement officers say and do enter into the abuser's altered reality, and if his paranoia is triggered, law enforcement appears to be a threat to the tweaker's life.
It is during tweaking that hostage situations can easily occur. If the abuser feels cornered, with no means of escape, the tweaker is likely to take a hostage, often an associate, a relative, or a police officer. In extreme cases, the tweaker may physically assault the hostage.
If the tweaker has chosen to ease his discomfort with alcohol, he becomes a disinhibited tweaker, making reasoning with him or even identifying him as a tweaker more difficult. Physical signs of a tweaker become blurred to an observer when the tweaker is using alcohol. Motor and speech functions, for example, become impaired, but not to the degree of a person using only alcohol. The rapid eye movement and the quick speech of a tweaker might actually slow to an apparently normal speed. However, a tweaker using alcohol can be identified in two ways:
1. First, individuals who can get close enough to see the tweaker's eyes should look for a horizontal-gaze nistagmus. This phenomenon occurs when the methamphetamine abuser, who is also using alcohol, looks out of the corner of his eyes, and the eyes jerk back and forth.
2. Second, if communication lines are open with the tweaker, ask the tweaker if he is using methamphetamine and then inquire if he is also drinking alcohol.
If a strong smell of alcohol is present, but no signs of drunkenness exist, one should err on the side of caution and approach the person as a tweaker using alcohol rather than assume the person is harmless. Because tweakers using alcohol are ordinarily not concerned with the consequences of their actions, a situation can quickly lead to violence.
Are there any other problems that can occur from methamphetamine addiction?
Regarding domestic
disputes, cities across the
Many motor vehicle violations and accidents may also involve tweakers. Paranoid and hallucinating, tweakers may decide to travel in their automobiles. Their delusional state makes moving shapes and shadows appear threatening, and they are very likely to increase their speed and exhibit erratic driving patterns as they attempt to evade the images. An additional threat to society and themselves may stem from tweaker’s tendency to arm themselves for their personal safety. Interviews with methamphetamine abusers have confirmed that these individuals often maintain weapons in their automobiles, as well as in their residences.
Tweakers may also be present at raves or parties. In addition, to support their habit, tweakers often participate in spur-of-the-moment crimes, such as purse snatching, strong-arm robberies, assaults with a weapon, burglaries, and thefts of motor vehicles.
Methamphetamine is
readily available and is spreading rapidly across the
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What is a clandestine
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Most
clandestine methamphetamine labs are located in remote areas where If
you suspect a meth lab in your neighborhood, do not
go into the lab. Many times, people booby trap them
to destroy the lab or cover their involvement. Only trained personnel should
go into meth labs. Small-scale methamphetamine
laboratories are being operated increasingly in single and multifamily
residences in urban and suburban neighborhoods, where they pose a significant
threat to public health and safety. Traditionally, laboratories are located
in sparsely populated or isolated rural areas in order to avoid detection. A
substantial number of laboratories, however, are located in urban areas. The processing required to make
methamphetamine from precursor substances is easier and more accessible than
ever. There are literally thousands of recipes and information about making meth on the Internet. An investment of a few hundred
dollars in over-the-counter medications and chemicals can produce thousands
of dollars worth of methamphetamine. The drug can be made in a makeshift
"lab" that can fit into a suit case. The average meth "cook" annually teaches
ten other people how to make the drug. There are many different methods
for producing methamphetamine. Each method has its own inherent dangers. Many
of the chemicals used are caustic or corrosive, and some of the processes
create noxious and harmful fumes. One variation is called the
"Nazi method" because it supposedly mirrors a meth-making
procedure followed by the Germans during World War II. Instead of hydriodic acid, the Nazi method uses anhydrous ammonia,
a chemical found in fertilizer and often stored in large tanks on farms. Meth makers sometimes are known to steal the product in
the middle of the night and briefly set up shop near the tank. Anhydrous
ammonia can produce a poisonous gas if its liquid form is released into the
air. Another method is more earthy. In some areas, so much meth
by-product has been dumped into the soil that cooks are excavating hundreds
of cubic yards of earth from the sites to process the dirt and extract the
chemicals to make meth. Household products contain most of the necessary chemicals to complete the manufacturing process. Certain brands of drain cleaner, for instance, have a high concentration of sulfuric acid. When mixed with table or rock salt, hydrogen chloride gas is produced for use in the final stage of methamphetamine production. The hydrogen chloride gas procedure as well as other procedures are extremely dangerous and can cause death or serious injury not only to the individuals making the methamphetamine, but to others who may be living in an adjoining house or apartment. The chemicals used to make meth are toxic, and the lab operators routinely dump waste into streams, rivers, fields, and sewage systems. The chemical vapors produced during cooking permeate the walls and carpets of houses and buildings, making them uninhabitable. Cleaning up these sites requires specialized training and costs an average of $2,000-$4,000 per site in funds that come out of the already-strained budgets of state and local police. Common Chemicals Used to Make Methamphetamine: Alcohol (Isopropyl or rubbing alcohol), Toluene (brake cleaner), Ether (engine starter), Sulfuric Acid (drain cleaner), Red Phosphorus (matches/road flares), Salt (table/rock), Iodine (teat dip or flakes/crystal), Lithium (batteries), Trichloroethane (gun scrubber), MSM (cutting agent), Sodium Metal, Methanol/Alcohol (gasoline additives), Muriatic Acid, Anhydrous Ammonia (farm fertilizer), Sodium Hydroxide (lye), Pseudoephedrine (cold tablets), Ephedrine (cold tablets), Acetone, Cat Litter Typical Equipment Used to Make Methamphetamine: Pyrex or Corning dishes (glass), Jugs/bottles, Paper towels, coffee filters, thermometer, cheesecloth, funnels, blenders, rubber tubing/gloves, pails/buckets, gas cans, tape/clamps, internet documents/notes, "How to Make Methamphetamine" books, Aluminum foil, Propane cylinders (20-lb), Hotplates, plastic storage containers/ice chests, measuring cups, towels/bed sheets, laboratory beakers/glassware Chemicals and Equipment Frequently Found
at Methamphetamine Lab Sites Chemicals: Ephedrine (Cold Tablets) ·
Pseudoephedrine (Cold Tablets) ·
Acetone ·
Alcohol (Isopropyl or Rubbing) ·
Toluene (Brake Cleaner) ·
Ether (Engine Starter) ·
Sulfuric Acid (Drain Cleaner) ·
Methanol/Alcohol (Gasoline Additives) ·
Salt (Table/Rock) ·
Lithium (Batteries) ·
Anhydrous Ammonia (Farm Fertilizer) ·
Sodium Hydroxide (Lye) ·
Red Phosphorus (Matches/Road Flares) ·
Muriatic Acid ·
Iodine (Teat Dip or Flakes/Crystal) ·
Trichloroethane (Dun Scrubber) ·
Sodium Metal ·
Iodine Equipment : ·
Pyrex or ·
Jugs ·
Bottles ·
Funnels ·
Coffee Filters ·
Cheesecloth ·
Blender ·
Rubber Tubing ·
Paper Towels ·
Rubber Gloves ·
Gas Can ·
Tape/Clamps ·
Hotplate ·
Strainer ·
Aluminum Foil ·
Propane Cylinder (20-lb) ·
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METH INFORMATION WEBSITES:
http://www.medformation.com/ac/transcript.nsf/alltopics/meth
http://publicaffairs.uth.tmc.edu/hleader/archive/Drug_Abuse_Addiction/2006/meth-0601.html
http://www.a-better-child.org/site/963922/page/800889
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