Crystal Meth

Berger · 2 Mar 2006 at 02:04

According to the Metro yesturday its more addictive than crack cocaine. Wouldnt know myself, however i am interested in how they test the "addiction" of these drugs and grade them. Can anyone enlighten me?

BrenOS · 2 Mar 2006 at 02:05

I don't actually know what crystal meth is or how you do it :confused:

Platinum Pete · 2 Mar 2006 at 02:08

its a date rape drug- tablet or powder form and oraly taken i think

edit: sorry i have no answers to your original post

INFECTION · 2 Mar 2006 at 02:08

its nasty stuff my freind used to take it i dont exactly know what it is but all i can tell you is its not good at all

Berger · 2 Mar 2006 at 02:09

The drug can either be snorted or injected, or in its crystal form 'ice' smoked in a pipe, and brings on a feeling of exhilaration and a sharpening of focus. Smoking ice results in an instantaneous dose of almost pure drug to the brain, giving a huge rush followed by a feeling of euphoria for anything from 2-16 hours.

Its used in the clubbing scene as a dance drug.

INFECTION · 2 Mar 2006 at 02:09

Platinum Pete said:
its a date rape drug- tablet or powder form and oraly taken i think

it is a type of date rape drug just in a milder pill form u can take it in a stronger form though

Platinum Pete · 2 Mar 2006 at 02:11

INFECTION said:
it is a type of date rape drug just in a milder pill form u can take it in a stronger form though

ah ok- i have no real knowledge of the drug scene

Zip · 2 Mar 2006 at 02:12

It can make you age quickly aswell from what ive heard.

They rate addiction by the amount of time the brain starts to crave it and pump out the chemicals into your bady that make you feel bad until you get it. (I think but im not to sure)

Treefrog · 2 Mar 2006 at 02:19

Crystal meth is a common name for methamphetamine. Amphetamine sulphate is yer bog-standard "speed" (fet, whizz, sulph, billy, etc)

I'd imagine from the name that it's more similar to speed than it is to coke, but I'll bet it still tastes like cat **** though.

Mr Blonde · 2 Mar 2006 at 02:22

^Ahhh good ol cat's ****..now those were the days.

No swearing.

Otacon

Stan_Lite · 2 Mar 2006 at 02:28

I'm skeptical as to whether there is an actual scientific scale of addictiveness of drugs.

In my opinion the addictiveness of a certain drug is decided by the media and as such each new drug has to be more addictive than the last.

Crack cocaine was more addictive than "normal" cocaine, crystal meth is more adictive than crack, drug X will be more addictive than crystal meth etc. etc.

If each new drug wasn't "more addictive" than the previous one, there wouldn't be much of a story would there?

"Drug X is half as addictive as cocaine" wouldn't sell many newspapers.

Stan

Alex_L · 2 Mar 2006 at 02:36

i can imagine from a medical point of view, there are ways of measuring how 'addictive' a drug might be, though how they test these theories out on i'm not sure, as i can't imagine medical research involving given people things like crack or speed would be considered ethical.

Treefrog · 2 Mar 2006 at 02:41

BUSH said:
i can imagine from a medical point of view, there are ways of measuring how 'addictive' a drug might be, though how they test these theories out on i'm not sure, as i can't imagine medical research involving given people things like crack or speed would be considered ethical.

Give it to them????? Definitely unethical!
They should call for volunteers and pay them the proper rate for medical testing!

HEADRAT · 2 Mar 2006 at 02:45

BrenOS said:
I don't actually know what crystal meth is or how you do it

Same as matey, I'm 36 and haven't done anything harder than go to a coffee bar in Amsterdam, honestly I don't understand drugs its just a simple way to completely **** yourself up in a very short space of time

Nuff Said

HEADRAT

Zip · 2 Mar 2006 at 02:48

HEADRAT said:
Same as matey, I'm 36 and haven't done anything harder than go to a coffee bar in Amsterdam, honestly I don't understand drugs its just a simple way to completely **** yourself up in a very short space of time

Nuff Said

HEADRAT

This one speaks the truth

Doohickey · 2 Mar 2006 at 02:48

There is no analogue scale as to defining the addictiveness of a substance. Assessing how addictive a drug can be is based on understanding the physiological and neurological effects of the drug (at a cellular level), and conducting questionnaires on drug users or those currently addicted. Just referring to what Bigstan was talking about, nicotine is supposedly more 'addictive' than any of these harder drugs. Of course, the effects of nicotine compared with these drugs is an entirely different matter.

Treefrog · 2 Mar 2006 at 02:58

HEADRAT said:
Same as matey, I'm 36 and haven't done anything harder than go to a coffee bar in Amsterdam, honestly I don't understand drugs - its just a simple way to completely **** yourself up in a very short space of time.

Nuff Said

HEADRAT

Different drugs, different effects. For instance I don't do hallucinogens - I don't like them, they annoy me, simple as.

HEADRAT · 2 Mar 2006 at 03:02

I'm sure you have it under control (or think you have) I would rather just err on the side of caution and just go nowhere near the ****

Anwyay I'm high on life

HEADRAT

pyro · 2 Mar 2006 at 03:05

HEADRAT said:
Same as matey, I'm 36 and haven't done anything harder than go to a coffee bar in Amsterdam, honestly I don't understand drugs its just a simple way to completely **** yourself up in a very short space of time

Nuff Said

HEADRAT

Thing is, drugs can give you such a pleasent feeling, like there isn't anything better in the entire world. Why you think that people take heroine when it can kill them? Because it's so sweet, after you had a few highs you crave it because it makes you feel so damn good.

pyro · 2 Mar 2006 at 03:06

Treefrog said:
Different drugs, different effects. For instance I don't do hallucinogens - I don't like them, they annoy me, simple as.

Mate, not wanting to sound rude, but how can they annoy you?! What's wrong with you?

Bigstan said:
"Drug X is half as addictive as cocaine" wouldn't sell many newspapers.

Stan

It's not just that, it's much easier to make crystal meth than it is to make cocaine, a guy with some chemistry knowledge and some over the counter stuff can make it and get rich off of it, but cocaine? You need to know a lot of people who know peolpe.

Crystal Meth

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