Mud_Woman

Please instill in your children/grandchildren and all those you love about this horrendous drug.
This is an article from the Nevada Appeal.

Strawberry meth seized in search

A new kind of methamphetamine that has a strawberry flavor and bright pink coloring was seized for the first time in Carson City during a search of a Como Street apartment on Saturday, an official said.

"(We are) concerned that this new type of meth will be more attractive to a younger crowd and may surface in schools," said Sgt. Darrin Sloan, commander of the Carson City Sheriff's Department's Special Enforcement Team. "Parents and teachers, please be aware of this new kind of drug that is making its way into our culture."

BRAD HORN/Nevada Appeal About $200 worth of a new form of crystal meth called "strawberry quick." According to Carson City Sheriff's Sgt. Darrin Sloan the designer meth is being manufactured in Sacramento and dealers are targeting a younger crowd with this colorful and flavorful drug.

Sloan said SET officers served a search warrant on the home of Cesar" Thumper" Muñoz, 29, an alleged member of the Lima Street gang, after getting information that Muñoz was selling the flavored methamphetamine known in the Sacramento area and now Carson City as "strawberry quick."

Flavored methamphetamine is the newest metamorphosis of the dangerous street drug made from ephedrine and toxic chemical such as lye and battery acid. It appears that the flavor and color were added to the meth during the cooking process, instead of afterward, which would mean the drug does not have any less potency than its common counterpart.

Methamphetamine can be ingested by snorting, smoking, or injecting.

Sloan said the "strawberry quick" methamphetamine is popular among new users who snort it because the flavoring can cut down on the taste. He said teenagers, who have been taught meth is bad, may see this flavored version as less harmful.

"This is designed for the younger crowd. If (dealers) can get younger people using it, they can get long-time buyers," he said.

"This stuff is new to us," Sloan said.

Muñoz allegedly sold 2 grams of "strawberry quick," in crystal form, to a SET informant. Sloan said no other drugs were found during a search of Muñoz's apartment. He was charged with sales, delivery and transport of a controlled substance, and remained in custody Sunday on a $20,000 bail.

SET will continue to work undercover in an attempt to stem the sale and use of methamphetamine in Carson City , Sloan said. Since Jan. 1, 117.3 grams of methamphetamine and 28.3 grams of marijuana have been seized, and more than a dozen people have been arrested in similar SET operations.

Anyone with information on "strawberry quick" or methamphetamine sales or use is asked to call the Meth Hotline at 887-2020, ext. METH; or Sloan at 887-2020, ext. 3174.

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whitewave

I just heard bout that this week too! That's crazy! Meth is one of the scariest things in the world to me. I pray so hard that no one I love ever even tries it. My ex was a recovered meth addict and his brain is still not right completely and never will be. I hat this stuff. The government needs to stop spending so much time on seatbelt tickets and "official language" debates and this war for oil and crack down on these *******s that make this stuff. My old neighboorhood was riddled with meth addicts and it got worse since I moved. I'm not scared to get hurt in the ghetto as long as I dont have too much on me and I stay aware of my surroundings people dont usually hurt you for no reason, usually just if they need or think they need something. But when you get these crazy drugs involved people get randomly killed for no reason.....so scary!

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whitewave

I just heard bout that this week too! That's crazy! Meth is one of the scariest things in the world to me. I pray so hard that no one I love ever even tries it. My ex was a recovered meth addict and his brain is still not right completely and never will be. I hat this stuff. The government needs to stop spending so much time on seatbelt tickets and "official language" debates and this war for oil and crack down on these *******s that make this stuff. My old neighboorhood was riddled with meth addicts and it got worse since I moved. I'm not scared to get hurt in the hood as long as I dont have too much on me and I stay aware of my surroundings people dont usually hurt you for no reason, usually just if they need or think they need something. But when you get these crazy drugs involved people get randomly killed for no reason.....so scary!

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"To ignore injustice is to allow it"

Peace, Love, and many blessings,
White Wave

eap7

This is really troubling news to me too. I have seen people who only in a few months have been really badly affected by meth. You can see it in their face and teeth when they start rotting out after only a little while of using it. Plus it messes up people mentally and they get so addicted, its a very scary drug to me. I hope a lot of people will read this thread to know about the new strawberry meth and hopefully we can prevent our family, friends and loved ones from using this new form...

Mud_Woman

Yes it is scary. On a personal note . . . I use to be a meth user. I was going though a bad patch in my life at that time. I was all alone. I was introduced to meth, but an individual who I thought was a friend. I finally understand what people meant by 'downward spiral'. I overcame addiction on my own. I didnt go to rehab, or a treatment center. I had my 'will power', and that what helped me. I didnt become ugly like those pictures they advertise, I still have all my teeth which are health, but im sure I have inner body problems.

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