methamphetamine
Illicit powerful stimulant
Methamphetamine is a powerful synthetic stimulant that speeds up the central nervous system.
It produces intense euphoria, increased energy, and suppressed appetite, but is highly addictive and neurotoxic.
Prescribed rarely for ADHD and obesity under the brand name Desoxyn, it's far more commonly manufactured illegally and known by street names like meth, crystal, ice, speed, and crank.
The methamphetamine epidemic devastated rural communities.
Water's solid form
- glassTransparent solid from sand
- shardsBroken fragments of brittle material
- crystalOrdered-atom solid
- crankRotary operating handle
speed · chalk · tweak · dope · go-fast · stash · hit · score
Intense emotional high
- alertnessActive mental awareness
- hyperactivityExcessive physical or mental energy
- dopamineReward-linked neural messenger
- norepinephrineAlertness and stress hormone
insomnia · tachycardia · psychosis · agitation · crash · rush · high · tweaking
Facility for scientific investigation
- synthesisCombining parts into whole
- precursorsThings preceding others
- pseudoephedrineNasal passage clearing medication
- ephedrinePlant-derived airway opener
cook · superlab · clandestine · P2P · shake-and-bake · one-pot · hazmat · contamination
Price-fixing coalition
- smugglingIllegal covert transport
- dealerOne who sells goods
- kingpinCriminal organization's leader
- contrabandProhibited trade goods
bust · raid · undercover · informant · distribution · mule · border · interdiction
State of needing another
- cravingPowerful urge to have
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- relapseReturn to former illness
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
compulsion · habit-forming · obsession · abuse · binges · hooked · enslavement · fixation
ice
Water's solid form
crank · speed · chalk · tweak · dope · go-fast · stash · hit · score · dealer
euphoria
Intense emotional high
- alertnessActive mental awareness
- hyperactivityExcessive physical or mental energy
- dopamineReward-linked neural messenger
norepinephrine · insomnia · tachycardia · psychosis · agitation · crash · rush · high · tweaking · paranoia
laboratory
Facility for scientific investigation
- synthesisCombining parts into whole
- precursorsThings preceding others
- pseudoephedrineNasal passage clearing medication
ephedrine · cook · superlab · clandestine · P2P · shake-and-bake · one-pot · hazmat · contamination · fumes
cartel
Price-fixing coalition
contraband · bust · raid · undercover · informant · distribution · mule · border · interdiction · seizure
dependence
State of needing another
- cravingPowerful urge to have
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- relapseReturn to former illness
tolerance · compulsion · habit-forming · obsession · abuse · binges · hooked · enslavement · fixation · recovery
methamphetamineprescription medication
Medicine requiring medical authorization
pharmaceutical · medicine · aspirin · ibuprofen · Adderall
methamphetaminedepressant
Agent that reduces activity
sedative · tranquilizer · downer · barbiturate · benzodiazepine
methamphetaminesobriety
Unimpaired mental state
clean · sober · abstinence · drug-free · temperance
- crystal methamphetaminePotent illegal stimulant
- methamphetamine labsIllicit drug production facilities
- methamphetamine useIngesting a synthetic stimulant