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MemeStreams is an early social networking website, online community, and blog host that was established in 2001 by Industrial Memetics. [ 1] Created by Tom Cross and Nick Levay, [ 2][ 3] the site is particularly popular among computer security professionals. [ 2][ 4] Michael Lynn (Ciscogate), Virgil Griffith ( Wikiscanner ), Billy Hoffman (Ajax ...
Methamphetamine[ note 1 ] (contracted from N-methylamphetamine) is a potent central nervous system (CNS) stimulant that is mainly used as a recreational or performance-enhancing drug and less commonly as a second-line treatment for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and obesity. [ 23 ] It has also been researched as a potential treatment ...
Crack cocaine, commonly known simply as crack, and also known as rock, is a free base form of the stimulant cocaine that can be smoked. Crack offers a short, intense high to smokers. The Manual of Adolescent Substance Abuse Treatment calls it the most addictive form of cocaine. [1]
Regular meth users say online platforms have fundamentally changed the experience of using, worsening parts of an already blazing global meth addiction problem.
It is approved for pharmacological use in the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, narcolepsy, and treatment-resistant obesity, but it is primarily used as a recreational drug. In 2012, 16,000 prescriptions for methamphetamine were filled, approximately 1.2 million Americans reported using it in the past year, and 440,000 ...
Illegal. As of 18 January 2007, [33] methamphetamine is classified as a Class A drug in the UK under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 following a recommendation made by the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs in June 2006. [34] It had previously been classified as a Class B drug, except when prepared for injection.
Rolling meth lab. A rolling meth lab is a transportable laboratory that is used to illegally produce methamphetamine. [1][better source needed] Rolling meth labs are often moved to a secluded location where the strong, toxic fumes of methamphetamine manufacture cannot be detected and where the toxic manufacturing byproducts can be discarded. [2]
Methamphetamine use in Australia. Under Australia's law, methamphetamine is a Schedule 8 drug, available for medical use but restricted in manufacture, supply, and possession. [1] The drug is sought after to give oneself a ‘high’ or a ‘rush’ in their body. [2] Users of this drug often feel senses of exhilaration and arousal as the brain ...