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Methamphetamine, also known as "crystal meth", is a synthetically produced substance and belongs to the substance class of amphetamines. Methamphetamine belongs to the group of stimulants.
The body's own performance drug noradrenaline is released, the simultaneous release of dopamine increases self-esteem. Since methamphetamine reaches the brain more quickly than amphetamine and the stimulating effect is stronger, it causes a stronger high and has a higher addiction potential than amphetamine. The body temperature rises, pulse and breathing are accelerated, blood pressure is increased. Hunger and the need for sleep are suppressed. The willingness to take risks is increased, the sensation of pain is suppressed, and euphoria, extreme nervousness, and an increased urge to talk ("babble flash") can occur. Methamphetamine has a pleasure-increasing and disinhibiting effect, which is why it is also used as a sex drug.
Light: 2 -10 mg
Medium: 10-25 mg
Onset of action
Snorted: after approx. 10 - 20 minutes
Swallowed: after 30 - 45 minutes
Smoked or injected: within a few seconds
Duration of effect
6 - 30 (!) hours. The effect can quickly last longer than 24 hours because methamphetamine is poorly broken down in the body.
Methamphetamine can sometimes hardly be distinguished from amphetamine, but has a much stronger effect. Short-term side effects are: tense jaw muscles, dry mouth, temperature increase, great loss of fluid, increased heart rate as well as increased blood pressure and trembling all over the body. Irritability and aggressive behaviour can also occur (especially in combination with alcohol).
Long-term risks:
Methamphetamine is a highly depleting substance with a very high dependence potential with psychological and physical symptoms. Aggression, depression, mental coldness and the desire for more characterise the period of regular use. Constant restlessness, sleep and circulatory disorders, paranoia and even amphetamine psychosis can occur. Weight loss, skin inflammations ("speed pimples"), tooth loss, stomach problems and cramps are also possible. In menstruating persons, the menstrual cycle may be disturbed. Snorting damages the nasal mucous membranes and nasal septum, swallowing damages the stomach mucous membranes. Chronic consumption favours brain haemorrhages and strokes with sudden paralysis. It is suspected that the use of methamphetamine (especially mixed use with MDMA) can lead to irreversible changes or damage in the brain!
Dose low, methamphetamine is a highly potent substance!
Take vitamin C and D and minerals (iron, calcium and magnesium) with frequent use.
Eat enough after consumption to prevent weight loss.
Drink a lot (soft drinks).
Follow the safer-sniffing and safer-sex rules.
Refrain from mixed consumption. Make sure to take breaks from consumption.
Mentally ill persons, persons with high blood pressure, liver and kidney diseases, diabetics and pregnant women should not use methamphetamine.
It is better not to wear headgear (danger of overheating!).
Have your substance analysed in a drug check.
Risky behaviour due to stimulating, pain-inhibiting, aphrodisiac effects as well as overestimation of one's own capabilities.
LSD analogues are substances that are chemically very similar to LSD and can have comparable effects. Some of them have been known for a long time (e.g. ALD52, ETH-LAD, AL-LAD, PRO-LAD etc.) and have been studied pharmacologically as well as psychopharmacologically, at least in part. Others are newer "creations" (e.g. the derivatives 1P-LSD,1B-LSD, 1cP-LSD, 1V-LSDetc.), for which only few or no data are available. Certain LSD analogues can (still) be legally produced, traded and consumed in some countries, which is the main reason for their distribution.
Most LSD analogues are naturally different from LSD in their effect and/or potency (e.g. ETH-LAD, AL-LAD, LSZ etc.). In contrast, the so-called 1-acylated LSD compounds (e.g. 1P-LSD, 1V-LSD, 1B-LSD, ALD-52, etc.) are presumed, on the basis of pharmacological studies, to convert into LSD in the body (they function as so-called prodrugs) and thus have a comparable psychoactive effect to LSD.
In the case of prodrugs of LSD and LSD analogues, it has not been conclusively clarified whether, in addition to their psychoactive effect, they can produce other pharmacological effects. How potent these prodrugs are compared to the resulting substance (e.g., 1P-LSD to LSD), and to what extent a delay in onset of action occurs in each case, may be substance-dependent and cannot be generalized. Therefore, it is important to approach the dose/effect carefully to avoid overdoses.
If you or someone else needs urgent help after taking drugs or alcohol, call an ambulance on 144. Tell the emergency responders everything you know.
It could save lives.