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Methamphetamine is a synthetic drug which causes your car to end up on blocks and your trailer to get really messy. Also referred to as "crank," "crystal meth," or "speed," its users often embark on binges lasting as long as two or three weeks, with no sleep. The crash is very painful, although a little Valium might help[1] It is a highly addictive and very damaging drug, and also the drug of choice of evangelical preacher Ted Haggard.[2]
Remember, dude: "speed kills." On the other hand, if your top ambition in life is to end up screaming violent and paranoid obscenities while bouncing off the walls of the seclusion room in your local psychiatric unit, for hours at a time ... go to it, and good luck.
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Environmental impact of methamphetamine production
The manufacture of methamphetamine, "meth-cooking" as the kids call it, is both dangerous to those involved and the environment. Dependent on the method used, it is estimated that the production of one pound of meth results in five to seven pounds of chemical waste, and it's reasonable to assume that the kind of person who'd build an illegal meth lab is not likely to be taking great care in the disposal of the resulting waste.[3]
Methamphetamine in the arts and music
Numerous artists have sung its praises:
- Canned Heat, "Speed Kills"
- Kris Kristofferson, "Billy Dee"
- Lou Reed, "Metal Machine Music" - speed makes you think an hour of literally nothing but feedback is a good idea for an album
See also
- Dana Perino
- Fire insurance
- Meth lab
- Roadrunner
- Trailer trash
Footnotes
- ↑ According, of course, to Lou Reed, in "Walk on the Wild Side".
- ↑ For when he's having gay sex with rentboys anyway.
- ↑ EPA report on waste related to meth production