What does Meth look like?
The finished product is
available in different forms, including
powder (generally a
white, pinkish or yellowish color), pills (may be either tablets or
capsules of various colors) or in crystal form – hard irregular chunks
that look like ice or rock candy.
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Click for a look at some of the common forms of Meth.
"Strawberry Quick" Meth
Click for a larger picture of Strawberry Quick
Meth
Authorities
in some states, including California and Nevada, are raising the alarm about a
new strategy drug dealers are employing to draw younger users into the danger of
Meth. Some Meth cooks are now adding coloring and flavoring to the drug to
change its look and taste. The best known form of this type of crystal Meth is
called Strawberry Quick – tinted red and flavored with strawberry. In San
Francisco, the Haight Ashbury Free Clinics reported some of their teenage
patients have recently begun to use Meth flavored with chocolate. A California
police officer questioned some off-color Meth, and was told the cook used
Coca-Cola in the recipe.
A drug
counselor has begun seeing teenage patients who have suffered the ill effects of
flavored Meth. One of the patients was unaware the substance was Meth at all.
He was told it was a solidified form of the energy drink Red Bull.
Experts believe people between ages 18 to 25 are the most likely to use this
form of Meth. The drug counselor warns that this is presenting an urgent
problem: young users are much more likely to overdose – especially with the
flavored Meth - which means they could quickly end up in the emergency room. A
pinch could be a fatal dose.
Information from
National Association of Counties, March 2007
newsletter and KPIX-TV (cbs5.com)
in San Francisco
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