Methamphetamine
In today’s society Methamphetamine users, dealers, and manufacturers not only commit drug offenses, but also commit other crimes to support their drug problem. People ask what is Methamphetamine? ... Methamphetamine is made from household products you can buy over the counter. ... Some of the slang terms used for Methamphetamine are crank, crystal meth, speed, and la glass. Ways that methamphetamine is administered are smoked, snorted, injected, or eaten. Every type of person, from athletes and students to blue collar workers and young women use methamphetamine. A reason athletes and students might use methamphetamine is due to the initial heightened physical and mental performance methamphetamine produces. Blue-collar workers could use methamphetamine to work extra shifts or longer shifts, while young women use methamphetamine to lose weight. (1) The cost of methamphetamine in the Bay Area is around $20 for ¼ gram up to $80 for 1 gram. The price of methamphetamine depends on the chemicals used to make it, which determines the potency level. Some of the crimes that methamphetamine users commit to support their drug problem are burglary, robbery, and fraud. Some other crimes that methamphetamine users commit more frequently than people who don’t use narcotics are domestic violence, child abuse, and child endangerment. Methamphetamine manufacturers commit many more crimes that endanger the environment; for example there are many explosions and fires ignited by methamphetamine labs, there is also a lot of chemicals in methamphetamine that are harmful while being cooked which contaminates the environment.