Who makes crystal meth?
Luciano Colonna: Crystal meth is made in laboratories by people who are called cooks. [Laughs.] Some people call them chemists. In the United States or in Mexico? Luciano Colonna: It’s still made in the United States, but a lot of it’s been pushed to Mexico, since the ban on ingredients from cold medicines. Image from “Methamphetamine Abuse and Addiction,” a research report from the U.S. National Institute on Drug Abuse. To view PDF of publication, click here. Click on image to enlarge.How cheap or expensive is it? Luciano Colonna: To make it? Or to buy it. Luciano Colonna: To buy methamphetamine, it’s very cheap to buy the drug. How cheap is cheap? Luciano Colonna: Well, to get you high? Yes, how much would I have to spend to get high for one day? Luciano Colonna: I think it’s 5, 10 bucks. Mark, do you remember? Mark S. King: Oh, much more than that! [Laughs.] Luciano Colonna: Oh, to get high for a whole day? I don’t know. Mark, how high do you have to be for a whole day? Mark S. King
