One Pot MethOne pot meth is ushering in the comeback of one of the most dangerous and deadly drugs in our society today, making it easier and cheaper to produce meth with less risk of detection.Deadly Rise of MethJust two years ago, the state of Oklahoma forged the way in stopping the spread of meth labs by requiring that everyone who purchased pseudoephedrine add their name to a state registry along with their date of birth. It seemed a promising way to stop meth production in its tracks. In addition to requiring names and birthdates, the state also imposed a limit of 9 grams, or approximately six boxes of any cold or allergy medicine containing pseudoephedrine within a 30-day period. The Federal Government followed suit a year later, and the plan seemed to work like a charm, reducing the number of meth labs - and the availability of meth - dramatically. Unfortunately one pot meth is changing all of that. A New Way of Making MethThis method of cooking methamphetamines is an extremely dangerous process of cooking a smaller amount of meth in a large soda bottle or similar container using pseudoephedrine and other ingredients. Within a few hours a meth cook can make enough meth for one hit for himself and some friends.The method is also known as shake and bake because the ingredients are added and the bottle is then flipped over to mix the ingredients. Unlike methamphetamines made in larger labs, one pot meth can be made anywhere, including hotel rooms and even cars. The end result is just as powerful and addictive as any meth coming out of the larger labs in Mexico and California. Deadly, Highly Flammable IngredientsIn addition to the pseudoephedrine, meth can include other dangerous ingredients, including nail polish remover, Red Devil Lye (and don't you want that shot into your veins?), camping stove fuel, engine starter fluid, lithium batteries, white gasoline, mercury and even cyanide.Most of these ingredients are highly flammable. The difference with this process of making methamphetamines is that instead of using anhydrous ammonia, the one pot recipe calls for garden fertilizer. While they won't give off that recognizable ammonia smell often linked with a meth lab, the new mix will produce gases that are so volatile that if they are not vented continuously, the bottle will explode and cause severe burns. A Danger to the InnocentOnce the bottles are discarded (typically tossed out of the car onto roadsides), the remaining chemicals can ignite. It's a huge danger to children or any pedestrians who stumble upon these bottles. |
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