Drug dealers are selling flavored crystal methamphetamine

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http://www.snopes.com/horrors/drugs/candymeth.asp

Claim:

Drug dealers are selling flavored crystal methamphetamine known as

" Strawberry Quick. "

Status:

True.

I have

been alerted by one of our EMT's for our volunteer fire department that they

have received emails from emergency responder organizations to be on the

lookout for a new form of Crystalized Meth that is targeted at children and to

be aware of this new form if called to an emergency involving a child that may

have symptoms of drug induction or overdose.

They

are calling this new form of meth " Strawberry Quick " and it looks like

the " Pop Rocks " candy that sizzle in your mouth. In it's current form,

it is dark pink in color and has a strawberry scent to it.

Please

advise your children and their friends and other students not to accept candy

from strangers as this is obviously an attempt to seduce children into drug

use. They also need to be cautious in accepting candy from even friends that

may have received it from someone else, thinking it is just candy.

Origins:

This warning about sweetened and flavored forms of methamphetamine began

landing in inboxes in April 2007. Unfortunately, there's a great deal to it:

candied meth is the latest Flavored Meth thing in street drugs, first reported

as appearing in the western states in January 2007. (Nevada holds the dubious

honor of being the first state the substance was found in ? its Department of

Public Safety issued a bulletin about flavored meth seized during a 27 January

2007 search of a gang member's apartment in Carson City.)

The

colored crystals have reportedly since spread across the nation.

According

to intelligence gathered by Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents from

informants, users, local police, and drug counselors, flavored meth is

available in California, Nevada, Washington, Idaho, Texas, New Mexico,

Missouri, and Minnesota. (The various reports of candy meth seizures appear to

be scattered and somewhat anecdotal so far, however, so gauging the true prevalence

of this form of drug is difficult at this time.)

In

addition to strawberry, crystal meth also comes in chocolate, peanut butter,

cola, cherry, and orange versions. One DEA agent reported a red methamphetamine

that had been marketed as a powdered form of an energy drink. Says DEA spokesman

Steve Robertson, " Drug traffickers are trying to lure in new customers, no

matter what their age, by making the meth seem less dangerous. "

While

it is not clear flavorings have been added for the express purpose of making

the drug appeal to children (it seems more likely they were incorporated as a

way of combating the substance's bitter taste), it is expected that

" candied " versions of meth will nonetheless have that effect.

Flavored meth has been described as resembling rock candy or Pop Rocks (a

kid-favored confection that fizzles in the mouth). Because it looks, smells,

and tastes like candy, flavored meth may fool children and teens into

perceiving it as far less dangerous and addictive than it actually is. How can,

after all, anything that looks that tasty and inviting be as evil as the

grownups make it out to be? The new versions also present an increased risk

that children who happen upon stashes of the drug will mistake their finds for

candy.

 

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