Speed – (meth) Amphetamine
‘Speed’ is slang for meth-or dex-amphetamine. It is also known as : ice, crank, rocket fuel, gak, meth, glass, benzedrine, dexedrine, crystal and Yaba. It was one of the first phenethylamine type drugs developed. In the past it was mostly used as an appetite and sleep suppressant.
The Effects
- It produces alertness, confidence and raises levels of energy and stamina.
- It reduces appetite and lessens the desire and ability to sleep.
- Regular use can produce a need to increase the dose to get the same effect, and can lead to physical dependence on the drug.
- Speed can produce a powerful craving for more of the drug.
- Long-term use can result in serious mental and physical problems.
- The ‘comedown’ off speed can make you feel tired, lethargic and depressed. This may tempt users to take more, and can lead to dependency.
- Speed users that inject the substance are at higher HIV and hepatitis risk through unsafe sex and needle sharing.
- Although rare, speed can cause seizures, heart attacks, strokes, and death from overdose.
- Many users become physically run down, which leaves them susceptible to a wide range of illnesses.
- Extended use of speed can cause psychosis. The user may think that everybody is out to get them, or that they are being followed or watched.
- Mixing speed with other drugs, particularly other stimulants, can increase the risk of adverse reactions.
- Speed is illegal. Possession can result in long prison terms.
Because speed is cheaper and relatively easy to produce than producing MDMA (Ecstasy) the chances you find an adulterated pill that contains speed instead of ecstasy are quite high.
You can easily identify amphetamine and discriminate speed from MDMA with EZ Test Marquis and Mandelin.
