Methamphetamine ('P')

Methamphetamine has a number of names 'P', 'speed', 'burn', 'kiwi crack'.

It is a Class A controlled drug and carries a life imprisonment for importing, manufacture, supply, and 6 months jail and/or a $1000 fine.

It generally comes in a pill, powder, or crystal form.

This drug is made relatively easily in clandestine laboratories using inexpensive over-the-counter ingredients. However there are dangers in clandestine laboratory manufacture. The chemical processes used are potentially explosive, can give off toxic fumes and gases, are flammable and pollute the environment with the toxic waste left over after the 'cook' has finished. Nevertheless clandestine laboratories are rapidly increasing in number making methamphetamine a drug with the potential for widespread abuse. 2002 saw an "explosion" in methamphetamine production through clandestine laboratories.

If you think someone has overdosed on methamphatamine

• Seek medical assistance immediately ...... don't delay, dial 111
• Get the person into a quiet space if possible
• Stay with the person and offer sips of water to treat dehydration/hyperthermia
• Be calm and reassuring and convince them everything is under control
• Give as much information as you can to the medical staff present

If you think someone is manufacturing methamphetamine in your vicinity

• It is potentially explosive ...... leave and don't delay, call your local police
• It is potentially toxic ..... leave and don't delay, call your local police
• It is potentially damaging to the environment ....... don't delay, call your local police

The above information taken from "Breaking the Ice" produced by FADE

Need more information? Take action and visit these websites:

www.fade.org.nz
www.health.org
www.drugabuse.gov/drugpages/methamphetamine.html
www.erowid.org/chemicals/meth
www.police.govt.nz

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