Methampheta-mine (also called METHEDRINE) is a potent PSYCHOMOTOR STIMULANT with a chemical structure similar to AMPHETAMINE. Methamphetamine's stimulant effects on the central nervous system are more pronounced than those of amphetamine, while...

Methedrine was the proprietary name given METHAMPHETAMINE hydrochloride by the pharmaceutical company Burroughs Well-come. It was sold in ampules and until 1963-1964 was readily available by prescription. Methedrine (or "meth") became one...

Colorless, volatile liquid; characteristic strong odor and slightly burning taste. Highly toxic, flammable, as well as a dangerous fire risk. Basis of a group of hallucinogenic, habit-forming drugs that affect the central nervous...

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Methamphetamine (methylamphetamine or desoxyephedrine), popularly shortened to meth and also nicknamed "ice" and Tina, is a psychostimulant and sympathomimetic drug. The dextrorotatory isomer dextromethamphetamine can be prescribed to treat...

The current research analyzed the relationship between methamphetamine use and violence. Interviews were conducted with a sample of 205 respondents. The research was based on life history interviews with individuals who used methamphetamine for a minimum of three months and who resided in Los...

Part II: Jail Inmates: The Methamphetamine Users and the Non-Users "The first time I tried meth, I think I was about ten, " a 22-year old male inmate said. He further stated, "My mom had been tweaking for a while, and I ran...

President Bush on Thursday spared from possible U.S. sanctions the top 12 nations that import and export ingredients to make methamphetamine.In a notice to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Bush certified the 12 had met congressional requirements aimed at reducing the prevalence of the drug...

Tom Sizemore, on probation for a drug rap, was arrested Tuesday for investigation of possessing methamphetamine as he sat in a car outside a Bakersfield hotel.The 45-year-old actor, of Calabasas, was arrested after drugs were found in his car outside the Four Points Sheraton hotel,...

Explores addiction to Crystal Methamphetamine, in the United States. Describes the ease in obtaining the drug and how it afficts the brain and general health.