Street name: Meth, Ice.

Street use: Smoked or injected.

Description: White/yellow/pink crystalline powder, clear liquid, ampoules (Meth). Small whitish chips (Ice).

Drug effect: Has a very strong and long - lived stimulant effect.

Dependency: Yes, though mainly psychological.

Therapeutic use: Methedrine is no longer available on prescription.

Withdrawal: Tolerance to methylamphtemine develops quickly. The effects last from three to four hours. Like amphetamine sulphate, withdrawal is in two phases. Firstly, the ‘crash’ or ‘comedown’ which produces tiredness and depression. In the second phase, users can become irritable and severely depressed; this lasts for three to four weeks and in some occasions will last for months.

Long-term use: Prolonged use of methlamphetamine can lead to severe weight loss, insomnia, exhaustion, paranoid psychosis, and severe depression. Smoking Ice over long periods causes severe psychotic episodes with both visual and auditory hallucinations, presenting not unlike schizophrenia.

Overdose risk: Overdose is not so common with methylamphetamine, but when it does occur it can result in heart and/or a predisposition for a heart condition are at risk due to the excess stress placed on the cardiovascular system.

Legal status: All amphetamine - based drugs are controlled under the Misuse of Drugs Act, within Schedule 2 Class B. However, once an amphetamine has been prepared for injection it comes under Class A, resulting in higher sentences.

Maximum penalty:
For possession: 5 years and/or unlimited fine.
For dealing: 14 years and/or unlimited fine.
If prepared for injection increased maximum penalties apply.

For possession: 7 years and/or unlimited fine.
For dealing: Life and/or unlimited fine.

SPECIAL NOTE: Most amphetamine-based drugs are manufactured illicitly and are of questionable purity.

powerful amphetemine which can be smoked or injected.

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