Clandestine Drug Labs : Methods of Production in Clandestine Labs

History, Pharmacology, and Prevalence
- Methamphetamine Overview Methamphetamine Overview
- Cocaine Overview Cocaine Overview
- Differences between Stimulants Differences between Stimulants
  - Methamphetamine and Amphetamines
  - Methamphetamine and Cocaine
- Heroin Overview Heroin Overview
- Overview of Various Other Illicit Drugs Overview of Various Other Illicit Drugs
Clandestine Labs and Forms of Methamphetamine
- Clandestine Drug Labs Clandestine Drug Labs
- Forms of Methamphetamine Forms of Methamphetamine
  - Introduction
  - Ice
  - Powder
  - Liquid
  - Base
  - Tablets
Levels of Illicit Drug Use and Factors Contributing to Use
- Levels of Use Levels of Use
- Levels of Dependency Levels of Dependency
- Factors Underlying Use and Abuse Factors Underlying Use and Abuse
Health Consequences of Illicit Drug Use
- Health Effects of Methamphetamine Health Effects of Methamphetamine
  - General Health Effects
  - Medical Complications
- Health Effects of Cocaine Health Effects of Cocaine
  - General Health Effects
  - Medical Complications
- Health Effects of Heroin Health Effects of Heroin
  - General Health Effects
  - Medical Complications
- Overdose Overdose
Treatment Modalities and Treatment Settings for Illicit Drug Abuse
- Psychosocial Treatment Psychosocial Treatment
- Pharmacological Treatments Pharmacological Treatments
- Treatment Settings Treatment Settings
Illicit Drug Screening, Brief Intervention, and Treatment Placement
- Screening in Primary Care Settings Screening in Primary Care Settings
  - The Debate
- Screening Methods Screening Methods
- Brief Interventions Brief Interventions
- Referring Users to Treatment Referring Users to Treatment
  - Linking Clients to Services in Arizona

Clandestine Labs and Forms of Methamphetamine
Clandestine Drug Labs: Methods of Production in Clandestine Labs

The three main cooking methods for producing MA are [1]:

The phenyl-2-propanone (P2P) method
The red phosphorus (red P) method
The Nazi dope (lithium or sodium reduction) method

The P2P method is less common now because [1]:

Phenyl acetic acid, the main precursor chemical, is strictly regulated and hard to obtain
It takes longer to produce MA with this method
It produces more impure MA that is less potent

The other two methods of producing MA are more popular and both use ephedrine or pseudoephedrine as the main precursor chemical. The red P method uses iodine and the Nazi dope method uses lithium or sodium metal strips and anhydrous ammonia to synthesize ephedrine or pseudoephedrine.[1]

References

(1) Scott MS. Clandestine Drug Labs. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice; 2002 Mar 19. Report No.: 16.

Clandestine Labs and Forms of Methamphetamine Clandestine Drug Labs: Methods of Production in Clandestine Labs

References

Clandestine Labs and Forms of Methamphetamine
Clandestine Drug Labs: Methods of Production in Clandestine Labs