Here are some things to look for: * Unusual, strong odors (like cat urine, ether, ammonia, acetone or other chemicals). * Residences with windows blacked out. * Renters who pay their landlords in cash. (Most drug dealers trade exclusively in cash.) * Lots of traffic - people coming and going at unusual times. There may be little traffic during the day, but at night the activity increases dramatically. * Excessive trash including large amounts of items such as: antifreeze containers, lantern fuel cans, red chemically stained coffee filters, drain cleaner and duct tape. * Unusual amounts of clear glass containers being brought into the home.
Alcohol *
Ether *
Benzene *
Toluene/Paint Thinner *
Freon *
Acetone *
Chloroform *
Camp Stove Fuel/Coleman Fuel *
Starting Fluid *
Anhydrous Ammonia *
"Heet" *
White Gasoline *
Phenyl-2-Propane *
Phenylacetone *
Phenylpropanolamine *
Iodine Crystals *
Red Phosphorous *
Black Iodine *
Lye (Red Devil Lye) *
Drano *
Muriatic/Hydrochloric Acid *
Battery Acid/Sulfuric Acid *
Epsom Salts *
Batteries/Lithium *
Sodium Metal *
Wooden Matches *
Propane Cylinders *
Hot Plates *
Ephedrine (over-the-counter) *
Cold Tablets What is Methamphetamine: A drug with immense abuse potential, methamphetamine (known on the street as "speed," "meth," "crank," "crystal-meth," and "glass") is a central nervous system stimulant of the amphetamine family. Like cocaine, it is a powerful "upper" that produces alertness, and elation, along with a variety of adverse reactions. The effects of methamphetamine, however, are much longer lasting than the effects of cocaine, yet the cost is much the same. For that reason, methamphetamine is sometimes called the "poor man's cocaine." As with many drugs, methamphetamine, if prescribed by a physician, is legally available in the United States for the treatment of attention deficit disorders and obesity. Unfortunately, much of the methamphetamine available on the street is illicit methamphetamine from clandestine laboratories in the United States. Production originally concentrated in clandestine labs throughout the Western and Southwestern United States, but has spread to the Central United States and beyond. In addition to the clandestine laboratories in the United States, organized crime groups in Mexico appear responsible for increased methamphetamine production on both sides of the border during the 1990's. How is it taken: Methamphetamine can be ingested, inhaled, or injected. It is sold as a powder or in small chunks which resemble rock candy. It can be mixed with water for injection or sprinkled on tobacco or marijuana and smoked. Chunks of clear, high-purity methamphetamine ("ice," "crystal," "glass") are smoked in a small pipe, much as "crack" cocaine is smoked. Since methamphetamine will vaporize rapidly, some heat the drug and inhale the fumes that are released. Some of the symptoms of methamphetamine use are:
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