ÿþ<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" > <head> <title>Benton County, Arkansas - What is Meth? Methamphetamine Information</title> <meta name="Meth" content="Amphetamine Psyshosis, Dextroamphetamine, Methamphetamine, Crystal Meth, Speed, Crank, Psychostimulant, Ice, Shabu, Glass" /> <SCRIPT langauge='javascript'> try { if (top == self) { top.location.href = '/ProsecutingAttorney/Meth.aspx'; } } catch (er) { } </SCRIPT> </head> <body bgcolor="#e7ecf3"> <b><u><font FACE="Arial" SIZE="5"> <p ALIGN="CENTER"> <a target="_top" href="http://www.bentoncountysheriff.org/Meth/index.html"> Methamphetamine &amp; Amphetamine </a> </p> </font></u></b><font FACE="Arial"> <b> <p ALIGN="CENTER"> <a target="_top" href="http://www.bentoncountysheriff.org/Meth/index.html"> <img border="0" SRC="/Media/Image/ProAtt/Meth01.jpg" width="400" height="275"> </a> </p> </b></font><b><font SIZE="2"> <p ALIGN="CENTER">Figure 1 www.dea.gov</p> </font><font FACE="Arial"> <p>What is Methamphetamine?</p> </font></b> <p align="center"><img SRC="/Media/Image/ProAtt/Meth02.jpg" WIDTH="247" HEIGHT="151"><font FACE="Arial"><br> Amphetamine, dextroamphetamine, methamphetamine, and their various salts are collectively referred to as amphetamines. In fact, their chemical properties and actions are so similar that even experienced users have difficulty knowing which drug they have taken. Methamphetamine is the most commonly abused.</p> <p><b>How is Methamphetamine made? </b><font FACE="Arial" COLOR="#0000ff"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.co.benton.ar.us/ProsecutingAttorney/MethLabs.aspx"> Goto Meth Labs</a></font>.</p> </font></b><font FACE="Arial"><b> <p>Street terms for methamphetamine</b>: Meth, poor man's cocaine, crystal meth, ice, glass, speed</font><a HREF="http://www.dea.gov/concern/meth_factsheet.html#1#1" target="_blank"><sup><font FACE="Arial">1</font></sup></a></p> <font FACE="Arial"><b> <p>What Does Methamphetamine Look Like?</p> <ul> </b> <li>Typically meth is a white powder that easily dissolves in water.</li> <li>&nbsp;</li> </ul> <p ALIGN="CENTER"><img SRC="/Media/Image/ProAtt/Meth03.jpg" WIDTH="296" HEIGHT="192"></p> <ul> <li>Another form of meth, in clear chunky crystals, called crystal meth, or ice.</li> </ul> <p ALIGN="CENTER"><img SRC="/Media/Image/ProAtt/Meth04.jpg" WIDTH="328" HEIGHT="259"></p> <ul> <li>Meth can also be in the form of small, brightly colored tablets. The pills are often called by their Thai name, yaba.</li> </ul> <p ALIGN="CENTER">&nbsp;</p> <b> <p>What are the methods of usage?</p> <ul> </b> <li>Injecting</li> <li>Snorting</li> <li>Smoking</li> <li>Oral ingestion </font><a HREF="http://www.dea.gov/concern/meth_factsheet.html#2#2" target="_blank"><sup><font FACE="Arial">2</font></sup></a><font FACE="Arial"></li> </ul> <b> <p>Who uses methamphetamine and amphetamines?</p> <ul> </b> <li>During 2000, 4% of the U.S. population reported trying methamphetamine at least once in their lifetime.</font><a HREF="http://www.dea.gov/concern/meth_factsheet.html#3#3" target="_blank"><sup><font FACE="Arial">3</font></sup></a><font FACE="Arial"></li> <li>Abuse is concentrated in the western, southwestern, and midwestern United States.</li> </ul> <b> <p>How do methamphetamine and amphetamines get to the United States?</p> <ul> </b> <li>Clandestine laboratories in California and Mexico are the primary sources of supply for methamphetamine available in the United States.</li> <li>Domestic labs that produce methamphetamine are dependent on supplies of the precursor chemical pseudoephedrine, which is sometimes diverted from legitimate sources. It is smuggled from Canada, and to a lesser extent from Mexico.</li> <li>Domestic independent laboratory operators, mostly in the western, southwestern, and midwestern United States, also produce and distribute methamphetamine but on a smaller scale.</li> <li>Yaba (meth in tablet form) is most often produced in Southeast Asia and sent by mail or courier to the United States.</font><a HREF="http://www.dea.gov/concern/meth_factsheet.html#4#4" target="_blank"><sup><font FACE="Arial">4</font></sup></a><font FACE="Arial"></li> </ul> <b> <p>How much do methamphetamine and amphetamines cost?</p> <ul> </b> <li>Prices for methamphetamine vary throughout different regions of the United States.</li> <li>At the distribution level, prices range from $3,500 per pound in parts of California and Texas to $21,000 per pound in southeastern and northeastern regions of the country. Retail prices range from $400 to $3,000 per ounce.</font><a HREF="http://www.dea.gov/concern/meth_factsheet.html#5#5" target="_blank"><sup><font FACE="Arial">5</font></sup></a><font FACE="Arial"></li> </ul> <b> <p>What are some consequences of methamphetamine and amphetamine use?</p> <ul> </b> <li>Effects of usage include addiction, psychotic behavior, and brain damage .</font><a HREF="http://www.dea.gov/concern/meth_factsheet.html#6#6" target="_blank"><sup><font FACE="Arial">6</font></sup></a><font FACE="Arial"></li> <li>Withdrawal symptoms include depression, anxiety, fatigue, paranoia, aggression, and intense cravings. </font><a HREF="http://www.dea.gov/concern/meth_factsheet.html#7#7" target="_blank"><sup><font FACE="Arial">7</font></sup></a><font FACE="Arial"></li> <li>Chronic use can cause violent behavior, anxiety, confusion, insomnia, auditory hallucinations, mood disturbances, delusions, and paranoia. </font><a HREF="http://www.dea.gov/concern/meth_factsheet.html#8#8" target="_blank"><sup><font FACE="Arial">8</font></sup></a><font FACE="Arial"></li> <li>Damage to the brain cause by meth usage is similar to Alzheimer's disease, stroke, and epilepsy.</font><a HREF="http://www.dea.gov/concern/meth_factsheet.html#9#9" target="_blank"><sup><font FACE="Arial">9</font></sup></a><font FACE="Arial"></li> </ul> <sup> <p><a NAME="1"></a>1</sup>Office of National Drug Control Policy, <b><i>Street Terms: Drugs and the Drug Trade</i></b>.<br> <a NAME="2"></a><sup>2</sup>Drug Enforcement Administration,</font><a HREF="http://www.dea.gov/pubs/intel/02016/index.html" target="_blank"><b><i><font FACE="Arial">The Forms Of Methamphetamine</font></i></b></a><font FACE="Arial">, April 2002<br> <a NAME="3"></a><sup>3</sup>Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, <b><i>Summary of Findings from the 2000 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse</i></b>, September 2001.<br> <a NAME="4"></a><sup>4</sup>Drug Enforcement Administration, </font><a HREF="http://www.dea.gov/pubs/intel/01020/index.html" target="_blank"><b><i><font FACE="Arial">Drug Trafficking in the United States</font></i></b></a><font FACE="Arial">, September 2001.<br> <a NAME="5"></a><sup>5</sup>Ibid.<br> <a NAME="6"></a><sup>6</sup>Office of National Drug Control Policy, <b><i>Drug Facts: Methamphetamine</i></b>, May, 2002.<br> <a NAME="7"></a><sup>7</sup>Ibid.<br> <a NAME="8"></a><sup>8</sup>Ibid.<br> <a NAME="9"></a><sup>9</sup>National Institute on Drug Abuse, <b><i>Methamphetamine: Abuse and Addiction</i></b>, April, 1998. <b><i>What are the Effects of Methamphetamine Abuse?</p> <p>Information on this page came primarily from the Drug Enforcement Administration at </i></b></font><a href="http://www.dea.gov/" target="_blank"><b><i><font FACE="Arial">www.dea.gov</font></i></b></a><b><i><font FACE="Arial"></p> </font></i></b> <div ><a target="_blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meth_(disambiguation)" title="Meth (disambiguation)">Meth (disambiguation)</a> and <a target="_blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tik_(disambiguation)" title="Tik (disambiguation)">Tik (disambiguation)</a>.</div> <div >This article is about the <a target="_blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychostimulant" title="Psychostimulant" class="mw-redirect">psychostimulant</a> drug, methamphetamine, in both <a target="blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racemic" title="Racemic" class="mw-redirect">racemic</a> and <a target="blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dextrorotatory" title="Dextrorotatory" class="mw-redirect">dextrorotatory</a> forms. For the CNS inactive <a target="blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Over-the-counter_drug" title="Over-the-counter drug">OTC</a> nasal decongestant, see <a target="blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levomethamphetamine" title="Levomethamphetamine">levomethamphetamine</a>.</div> <table class="infobox" style="text-align: left; font-size: 88%; width: 22em; line-height: 1.5em"> <caption style="font-size: 125%; font-weight: bold">Methamphetamine</caption> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="text-align: center"><a target="blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Methamphetamine.svg" class="image"><img alt="" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Methamphetamine.svg/200px-Methamphetamine.svg.png" width="200" height="108" /></a></th> </tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="text-align: center"><a target="blank" href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fa/Methamphetamine-3d-CPK.png" class="image"><img alt="" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Methamphetamine-3d-CPK.png/200px-Methamphetamine-3d-CPK.png" width="200" height="128" /></a></th> </tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="background-color: #ddd; text-align: center">Systematic (<a target="blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Union_of_Pure_and_Applied_Chemistry_nomenclature" title="International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry nomenclature" class="mw-redirect">IUPAC</a>) name</th> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size:11px"><i>N</i>-methyl-1-phenylpropan-2-amine</span></td> </tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="background-color: #ddd; text-align: center">Identifiers</th> </tr> <tr> <th><a target="blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CAS_registry_number" title="CAS registry number">CAS number</a></th> <td><span class="reflink plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a target="blank" href="http://www.nlm.nih.gov/cgi/mesh/2009/MB_cgi?term=537-46-2&amp;rn=1" class="external text" rel="nofollow">537-46-2</a></span></td> </tr> <tr> <th><a target="blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anatomical_Therapeutic_Chemical_Classification_System" title="Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System">ATC code</a></th> <td><a target="blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ATC_code_N06" title="ATC code N06">N06</a><span class="reflink plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a target="blank" href="http://www.whocc.no/atc_ddd_index/?code=N06BA03" class="external text" rel="nofollow">BA03</a></span></td> </tr> <tr> <th><a target="blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PubChem" title="PubChem">PubChem</a></th> <td><span class="reflink plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a target="blank" href="http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/summary/summary.cgi?cid=1206" class="external text" rel="nofollow">CID 1206</a></span></td> </tr> <tr> <th><a target="blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DrugBank" title="DrugBank">DrugBank</a></th> <td><span class="reflink plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a target="blank" href="http://www.drugbank.ca/cgi-bin/show_drug.cgi?CARD=DB01577" class="external text" rel="nofollow">DB01577</a></span></td> </tr> <tr> <th><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ChemSpider" title="ChemSpider">ChemSpider</a></th> <td><span class="reflink plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a href="http://www.chemspider.com/Chemical-Structure.1169" class="external text" rel="nofollow">1169</a></span></td> </tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="background-color: #ddd; text-align: center">Chemical data</th> </tr> <tr> <th><a target="blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemical_formula" title="Chemical formula">Formula</a></th> <td><a target="blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon" title="Carbon"><span style="color: rgb(000,000,000); font-weight: bold;">C</span></a><sub>10</sub><a href="/wiki/Hydrogen" title="Hydrogen"><span style="color: rgb(77,77,77); font-weight: bold;">H</span></a><sub>15</sub> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitrogen" title="Nitrogen"><span style="color: rgb(0,0,128); font-weight: bold;">N</span></a><sup>&#160;</sup></td> </tr> <tr> <th><a target="blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molecular_mass" title="Molecular mass">Mol. mass</a></th> <td>149.233 g/mol</td> </tr> <tr> <th><a target="blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simplified_molecular_input_line_entry_specification" title="Simplified molecular input line entry specification">SMILES</a></th> <td><span class="reflink plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a target="blank" href="http://www.emolecules.com/cgi-bin/search?t=ex&amp;q=CC%28CC1%3DCC%3DCC%3DC1%29NC" class="external text" rel="nofollow">eMolecules</a></span> &amp; <span class="reflink plainlinks nourlexpansion"> <a target="_blank" href="http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/search/?smarts=CC%28CC1%3DCC%3DCC%3DC1%29NC" class="external text" rel="nofollow">PubChem</a></span></td> </tr> <tr> <th><a target="blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synonym" title="Synonym">Synonyms</a></th> <td>Desoxyephedrine<br /> Pervitin<br /> Anadrex<br /> Methedrine<br /> Methylamphetamine<br /> Syndrox<br /> Desoxyn</td> </tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="background-color: #ddd; text-align: center">Pharmacokinetic data</th> </tr> <tr> <th><a target="blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bioavailability" title="Bioavailability">Bioavailability</a></th> <td>62.7% oral; 79% nasal; 90.3% smoked; 99% rectally; 100% IV</td> </tr> <tr> <th><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drug_metabolism" title="Drug metabolism">Metabolism</a></th> <td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hepatic" title="Hepatic" class="mw-redirect">Hepatic</a></td> </tr> <tr> <th><a target="blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biological_half-life" title="Biological half-life">Half-life</a></th> <td>9 15 hours<sup id="cite_ref-pmid12507968_0-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pmid12507968-0"><span>[</span>1<span>]</span></a></sup></td> </tr> <tr> <th><a target="blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Excretion" title="Excretion">Excretion</a></th> <td><a target="blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renal" title="Renal" class="mw-redirect">Renal</a></td> </tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="background-color: #ddd; text-align: center">Therapeutic considerations</th> </tr> <tr> <th><a target="blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pregnancy_category" title="Pregnancy category">Pregnancy cat.</a></th> <td>C<small>(<a target="blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" title="United States">US</a>)</small></td> </tr> <tr> <th><a target="blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regulation_of_therapeutic_goods" title="Regulation of therapeutic goods">Legal status</a></th> <td><a target="blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_for_the_Uniform_Scheduling_of_Drugs_and_Poisons#Schedule_8_Controlled_Drug" title="Standard for the Uniform Scheduling of Drugs and Poisons">Controlled (S8)</a> <small>(<a target="_blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia" title="Australia">AU</a>)</small> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Controlled_Drugs_and_Substances_Act#Schedule_I" title="Controlled Drugs and Substances Act">Schedule I</a> <small>( <a target="blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada" title="Canada">CA</a>)</small> <a target="blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Controlled_Substances_Act#Schedule_II_drugs" title="Controlled Substances Act">Schedule II</a> <small>( <a target="blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" title="United States">US</a>) </small> Class A<small>( <a target="blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand" title="New Zealand">NZ</a>)</small><br /> Schedule 5<small>(<a target="blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa">SA</a>)</small><br /> Injectable:Class A, Oral: A<small>(<a target="blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">UK</a>)</small></td> </tr> <tr> <th><a target="blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Route_of_administration" title="Route of administration">Routes</a></th> <td>Medical: Oral<br /> Recreational: Oral, <a target="blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intravenous_therapy" title="Intravenous therapy">I.V.</a>, <a target="blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intramuscular_injection" title="Intramuscular injection">I.M.</a>, Insufflation, Inhalation, Rectal</td> </tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="background-color: #ddd; text-align: center">&#160;<img alt="Yes" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/14px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="14" height="14" /><span style="display:none">Y</span> <a target="_blank"href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Chemicals/Chembox_validation" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Chemicals/Chembox validation">(what is this?)</a>&#160;&#160;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?&amp;diff=cur&amp;oldid=306452948" class="external text" rel="nofollow">(verify)</a><br /></th> </tr> </table> <p><b>Methamphetamine</b> (pronounced <span title="Pronunciation in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)" class="IPA"><a target="blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English" title="Wikipedia:IPA for English">/Ìm[¸æmÈf[tYmiÐn/</a></span> <small> <a target="_blank" href="http://cougar.eb.com/soundc11/m/metham01.wav" class="external text" rel="nofollow">listen</a></small>), also known as <b>metamfetamine</b> (<a target="_blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Nonproprietary_Name" title="International Nonproprietary Name">INN</a>), <b>dextromethamphetamine</b>, <b>methylamphetamine</b>, <b>N-methylamphetamine</b>, <b>desoxyephedrine</b>, and colloquially as <b>meth</b> (not to be confused with <a target="_blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methadone" title="Methadone">methadone</a>, sometimes referred to as "meth" by <a href="/wiki/Opioid_dependence" title="Opioid dependence">opioid users</a>, or with <a target="_blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mephedrone" title="Mephedrone">mephedrone</a>, sometimes referred to as "meph"), is a <a target="_blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychoactive" title="Psychoactive" class="mw-redirect">psychoactive</a> <a href="/wiki/Stimulant" title="Stimulant">stimulant</a> ( <a target="_blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychostimulant" title="Psychostimulant" class="mw-redirect">psychostimulant</a> or <a href="/wiki/Psychoanaleptic" title="Psychoanaleptic">psychoanaleptic</a>) <a target="_blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drug" title="Drug">drug</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Phenethylamine" title="Phenethylamine">phenethylamine</a> and <a target="_blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amphetamine" title="Amphetamine">amphetamine</a> chemical classes. It increases <a target="_blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alertness" title="Alertness">alertness</a>, concentration, energy, and in high doses, can induce <a target="_blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euphoria" title="Euphoria">euphoria</a>, enhance <a href="/wiki/Self-esteem" title="Self-esteem">self-esteem</a>, and increase <a target="_blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libido" title="Libido">libido</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-isbn1-59385-174-X_1-0" class="reference"> <a target="_blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/#cite_note-isbn1-59385-174-X-1"><span>[</span>2<span>]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Logan_2-0" class="reference"> <a target="_blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/#cite_note-Logan-2"><span>[</span>3<span>]</span></a></sup> Methamphetamine has high potential for <a target="_blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Substance_abuse" title="Substance abuse">abuse</a> and <a target="_blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Substance_dependence" title="Substance dependence">addiction</a> by activating the psychological <a target="_blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reward_system" title="Reward system">reward system</a> via increasing levels of <a target="_blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dopamine" title="Dopamine">dopamine</a>, <a href="/wiki/Norepinephrine" title="Norepinephrine">norepinephrine</a> and <a target="_blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serotonin" title="Serotonin">serotonin</a> in the brain. Methamphetamine is approved by the <a target="_blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_and_Drug_Administration_(United_States)" title="Food and Drug Administration (United States)" class="mw-redirect"> U.S. Food and Drug Administration</a> (FDA) for the treatment of <a href="/wiki/Attention-deficit_hyperactivity_disorder" title="Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder">attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder</a> (ADHD) and <a target="_blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exogenous_obesity" title="Exogenous obesity" class="mw-redirect">exogenous obesity</a>. Methamphetamine is marketed in the United States under the trademark name <b> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.lundbeckinc.com/USA/products/CNS/desoxyn/default.asp" class="external text" rel="nofollow">Desoxyn</a></b>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span>[</span>4<span>]</span></a></sup></p> <table id="toc" class="toc"> <tr> <td> <div id="toctitle"> <h2>Contents</h2> </div> </td> </tr> </table> <div class="dablink">"Meth" and "Tik" redirect here. For other uses, see <a target="blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meth_(disambiguation)" title="Meth (disambiguation)">Meth (disambiguation)</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tik_(disambiguation)" title="Tik (disambiguation)">Tik (disambiguation)</a>.</div> <div class="dablink">This article is about the <a target="blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychostimulant" title="Psychostimulant" class="mw-redirect">psychostimulant</a> drug, methamphetamine, in both <a href="/wiki/Racemic" title="Racemic" class="mw-redirect">racemic</a> and <a target="_blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dextrorotatory" title="Dextrorotatory" class="mw-redirect">dextrorotatory</a> forms. For the CNS inactive <a target="_blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Over-the-counter_drug" title="Over-the-counter drug">OTC</a> nasal decongestant, see <a href="/wiki/Levomethamphetamine" title="Levomethamphetamine">levomethamphetamine</a>.</div> <table> <caption style="font-size: 125%; font-weight: bold">Methamphetamine</caption> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="text-align: center"><a target="blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Methamphetamine.svg" class="image"><img alt="" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Methamphetamine.svg/200px-Methamphetamine.svg.png" width="200" height="108" /></a></th> </tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="text-align: center"><a target="blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Methamphetamine-3d-CPK.png" class="image"><img alt="" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Methamphetamine-3d-CPK.png/200px-Methamphetamine-3d-CPK.png" width="200" height="128" /></a></th> </tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="background-color: #ddd; text-align: center">Systematic (<a target="blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Union_of_Pure_and_Applied_Chemistry_nomenclature" title="International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry nomenclature" class="mw-redirect">IUPAC</a>) name</th> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size:11px"><i>N</i>-methyl-1-phenylpropan-2-amine</span></td> </tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="background-color: #ddd; text-align: center">Identifiers</th> </tr> <tr> <th><a target="blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CAS_registry_number" title="CAS registry number">CAS number</a></th> <td><span class="reflink plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a target="blank" href="http://www.nlm.nih.gov/cgi/mesh/2009/MB_cgi?term=537-46-2&amp;rn=1" class="external text" rel="nofollow">537-46-2</a></span></td> </tr> <tr> <th><a target="blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anatomical_Therapeutic_Chemical_Classification_System" title="Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System">ATC code</a></th> <td><a target="blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ATC_code_N06" title="ATC code N06">N06</a><span class="reflink plainlinks nourlexpansion"> <a target="blank" href="http://www.whocc.no/atc_ddd_index/?code=N06BA03" class="external text" rel="nofollow">BA03</a></span></td> </tr> <tr> <th><a target="blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PubChem" title="PubChem">PubChem</a></th> <td><span class="reflink plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a target="blank" href="http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/summary/summary.cgi?cid=1206" class="external text" rel="nofollow">CID 1206</a></span></td> </tr> <tr> <th><a target="blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DrugBank" title="DrugBank">DrugBank</a></th> <td><span class="reflink plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a target="blank" href="http://www.drugbank.ca/cgi-bin/show_drug.cgi?CARD=DB01577" class="external text" rel="nofollow">DB01577</a></span></td> </tr> <tr> <th><a target="blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ChemSpider" title="ChemSpider">ChemSpider</a></th> <td><span class="reflink plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a target="blank" href="http://www.chemspider.com/Chemical-Structure.1169" class="external text" rel="nofollow">1169</a></span></td> </tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="background-color: #ddd; text-align: center">Chemical data</th> </tr> <tr> <th><a target="blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemical_formula" title="Chemical formula">Formula</a></th> <td><a target="blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon" title="Carbon"><span style="color: rgb(000,000,000); font-weight: bold;">C</span></a><sub>10</sub><a href="/wiki/Hydrogen" title="Hydrogen"> <span style="color: rgb(77,77,77); font-weight: bold;">H</span></a><sub>15</sub><a href="/wiki/Nitrogen" title="Nitrogen"><span style="color: rgb(0,0,128); font-weight: bold;">N</span></a><sup>&#160;</sup></td> </tr> <tr> <th><a target="blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molecular_mass" title="Molecular mass">Mol. mass</a></th> <td>149.233 g/mol</td> </tr> <tr> <th><a target="blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simplified_molecular_input_line_entry_specification" title="Simplified molecular input line entry specification">SMILES</a></th> <td><span class="reflink plainlinks nourlexpansion"> <a target="blank" href="http://www.emolecules.com/cgi-bin/search?t=ex&amp;q=CC%28CC1%3DCC%3DCC%3DC1%29NC" class="external text" rel="nofollow">eMolecules</a></span> &amp; <span class="reflink plainlinks nourlexpansion"> <a target="_blank" href="http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/search/?smarts=CC%28CC1%3DCC%3DCC%3DC1%29NC" class="external text" rel="nofollow">PubChem</a></span></td> </tr> <tr> <th><a target="blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synonym" title="Synonym">Synonyms</a></th> <td>Desoxyephedrine<br /> Pervitin<br /> Anadrex<br /> Methedrine<br /> Methylamphetamine<br /> Syndrox<br /> Desoxyn</td> </tr> </table> <p><b>Methamphetamine</b> (pronounced <span title="Pronunciation in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)" class="IPA"><a target="blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English" title="Wikipedia:IPA for English">/ÌÌmeth-am-Èfet-Y-Ìmn, Ìmeth-Ym-, -mYn/</a></span> <small> <a target="_blank" href="http://cougar.eb.com/soundc11/m/metham01.wav" class="external text" rel="nofollow">listen</a></small>), also known as <b>metamfetamine</b> (<a href="/wiki/International_Nonproprietary_Name" title="International Nonproprietary Name">INN</a>), <b>dextromethamphetamine</b>, <b>methylamphetamine</b>, <b>N-methylamphetamine</b>, <b>desoxyephedrine</b>, and colloquially as <b>meth</b> (not to be confused with <a href="/wiki/Methadone" title="Methadone">methadone</a>, sometimes referred to as "meth" by <a href="/wiki/Opioid_dependence" title="Opioid dependence">opioid users</a>, or with <a href="/wiki/Mephedrone" title="Mephedrone">mephedrone</a>, sometimes referred to as "meph"), is a <a href="/wiki/Psychoactive" title="Psychoactive" class="mw-redirect">psychoactive</a> <a href="/wiki/Stimulant" title="Stimulant">stimulant</a> (<a href="/wiki/Psychostimulant" title="Psychostimulant" class="mw-redirect">psychostimulant</a> or <a href="/wiki/Psychoanaleptic" title="Psychoanaleptic">psychoanaleptic</a>) <a href="/wiki/Drug" title="Drug">drug</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Phenethylamine" title="Phenethylamine">phenethylamine</a> and <a href="/wiki/Amphetamine" title="Amphetamine">amphetamine</a> chemical classes. It increases <a href="/wiki/Alertness" title="Alertness">alertness</a>, concentration, energy, and in high doses, can induce <a href="/wiki/Euphoria" title="Euphoria">euphoria</a>, enhance <a href="/wiki/Self-esteem" title="Self-esteem">self-esteem</a>, and increase <a href="/wiki/Libido" title="Libido">libido</a>.<sup id="Sup2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-isbn1-59385-174-X-1"><span>[</span>2<span>]</span></a></sup><sup id="Sup3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Logan-2"><span>[</span>3<span>]</span></a></sup> Methamphetamine has high potential for <a href="/wiki/Substance_abuse" title="Substance abuse">abuse</a> and <a href="/wiki/Substance_dependence" title="Substance dependence">addiction</a> by activating the psychological <a href="/wiki/Reward_system" title="Reward system">reward system</a> via increasing levels of <a href="/wiki/Dopamine" title="Dopamine">dopamine</a>, <a href="/wiki/Norepinephrine" title="Norepinephrine">norepinephrine</a> and <a href="/wiki/Serotonin" title="Serotonin">serotonin</a> in the brain. Methamphetamine is approved by the <a href="/wiki/Food_and_Drug_Administration_(United_States)" title="Food and Drug Administration (United States)" class="mw-redirect">U.S. Food and Drug Administration</a> (FDA) for the treatment of <a href="/wiki/Attention-deficit_hyperactivity_disorder" title="Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder">attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder</a> (ADHD) and <a href="/wiki/Exogenous_obesity" title="Exogenous obesity" class="mw-redirect">exogenous obesity</a>. Methamphetamine is marketed in the United States under the trademark name <b><a href="http://www.lundbeckinc.com/USA/products/CNS/desoxyn/default.asp" class="external text" rel="nofollow">Desoxyn</a></b>.<sup id="Sup4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span>[</span>4<span>]</span></a></sup></p> <ul> <li class="interwiki-af"><a target="blank" href="http://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metamfetamien" title="Metamfetamien">Afrikaans</a></li> <li class="interwiki-bg"><a target="blank" href="http://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BC%D1%84%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B8%D0%BD" title="5B0<D5B0<8=">J;30@A:8</a></li> <li class="interwiki-ca"><a target="blank" href="http://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metamfetamina" title="Metamfetamina">Català</a></li> <li class="interwiki-cs"><a target="blank" href="http://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metamfetamin" title="Metamfetamin"> esky</a></li> <li class="interwiki-da"><a target="blank" href="http://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metamfetamin" title="Metamfetamin">Dansk</a></li> <li class="interwiki-de"><a target="blank" href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/N-Methylamphetamin" title="N-Methylamphetamin">Deutsch</a></li> <li class="interwiki-el"><a target="blank" href="http://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%9C%CE%B5%CE%B8%CE%B1%CE%BC%CF%86%CE%B5%CF%84%CE%B1%CE%BC%CE%AF%CE%BD%CE%B7" title="œµ¸±¼ÆµÄ±¼¯½·">•»»·½¹º¬</a></li> <li class="interwiki-es"><a target="blank" href="http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metanfetamina" title="Metanfetamina">Español</a></li> <li class="interwiki-eo"><a target="blank" href="http://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/N-metilamfetamino" title="N-metilamfetamino">Esperanto</a></li> <li class="interwiki-eu"><a target="blank" target="blank" href="http://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metanfetamina" title="Metanfetamina">Euskara</a></li> <li class="interwiki-fa"><a target="blank" href="http://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%AA%E2%80%8C%D8%A2%D9%85%D9%81%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%85%DB%8C%D9%86" title="E* "EA*'EÌF">A'13Ì</a></li> <li class="interwiki-fr"><a target="blank" href="http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%A9thamph%C3%A9tamine" title="Méthamphétamine">Français</a></li> <li class="interwiki-gl"><a target="blank" href="http://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metanfetamina" title="Metanfetamina">Galego</a></li> <li class="interwiki-ko"><a target="blank" href="http://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%A9%94%EC%8A%A4%EC%95%B0%ED%8E%98%ED%84%B0%EB%AF%BC" title="Tº¤ÂpŘÓ0Ñü»">\Õm­´Å</a></li> <li class="interwiki-hr"><a target="blank" href="http://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metamfetamin" title="Metamfetamin">Hrvatski</a></li> <li class="interwiki-id"><a target="blank" href="http://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metamfetamina" title="Metamfetamina">Bahasa Indonesia</a></li> <li class="interwiki-it"><a target="blank" href="http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metanfetamina" title="Metanfetamina">Italiano</a></li> <li class="interwiki-he"><a target="blank" href="http://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%9E%D7%AA%D7%90%D7%9E%D7%A4%D7%98%D7%9E%D7%99%D7%9F" title="ÞêÐÞäØÞÙß">âÑèÙê</a></li> <li class="interwiki-hu"><a target="blank" href="http://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metamfetamin" title="Metamfetamin">Magyar</a></li> <li class="interwiki-ms"><a target="blank" href="http://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metamfetamin" title="Metamfetamin">Bahasa Melayu</a></li> <li class="interwiki-nl"><a target="blank" href="http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methamfetamine" title="Methamfetamine">Nederlands</a></li> <li class="interwiki-ja"><a target="blank" href="http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A1%E3%82%BF%E3%83%B3%E3%83%95%E3%82%A7%E3%82%BF%E3%83%9F%E3%83%B3" title="á0¿0ó0Õ0§0¿0ß0ó0">åe,gžŠ</a></li> <li class="interwiki-no"><a target="blank" href="http://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metamfetamin" title="Metamfetamin">* Norsk (bokmål), </a></li> <li class="interwiki-pl"><a target="blank" href="http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metamfetamina" title="Metamfetamina">Polski</a></li> <li class="interwiki-pt"><a target="blank" href="http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metanfetamina" title="Metanfetamina">Português</a></li> <li class="interwiki-ro"><a target="blank" href="http://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pervitin" title="Pervitin">Român</a></li> <li class="interwiki-ru"><a target="blank" href="http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BC%D1%84%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B8%D0%BD" title="5B0<D5B0<8="> CAA:89</a></li> <li class="interwiki-simple"><a target="blank" href="http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methamphetamine" title="Methamphetamine">Simple English</a></li> <li class="interwiki-sk"><a target="blank" href="http://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metamfetam%C3%ADn" title="Metamfetamín">Sloven ina</a></li> <li class="interwiki-sr"><a target="blank" href="http://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BC%D1%84%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B8%D0%BD" title="5B0<D5B0<8=">!@?A:8 / Srpski</a></li> <li class="interwiki-sh"><a target="blank" href="http://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metamfetamin" title="Metamfetamin">Srpskohrvatski / !@?A:>E@20BA:8</a></li> <li class="interwiki-fi"><a target="blank" href="http://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metamfetamiini" title="Metamfetamiini">Suomi</a></li> <li class="interwiki-sv"><a target="blank" href="http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metamfetamin" title="Metamfetamin">Svenska</a></li> <li class="interwiki-tr"><a target="blank" href="http://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metamfetamin" title="Metamfetamin">Türkçe</a></li> <li class="interwiki-zh"><a target="blank" href="http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%94%B2%E5%9F%BA%E8%8B%AF%E4%B8%99%E8%83%BA" title="2uúWï‚Nú€">-N‡e</a></li> </ul> </div> </body> </html>