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[–] 36 points 1 year ago (9 children)

That dude has used biker meth more often than deodorant.

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  • [–] 15 points 1 year ago (8 children)

    What's the difference between biker meth and regular meth?

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  • [–] 15 points 1 year ago (5 children)

    “Biker meth” is most if not all meth now. It uses phenyl-2-propanone as the starting point and produces a racemic mixture of dextromethamphetamine and levomethamphetamine.

    Traditional clandestine meth production using ephedrine produces pure dextromethamphetamine.

    d-methamphetamine is the euphoric feel good stuff. l-methamphetamine is the racing heart, more neurotoxic, nearly immediate psychosis stuff.

    TL;DR - “Biker meth” is most meth now. It’s much worse for you and less enjoyable.

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    Just tighter controls on ephedrine and pseudoephedrine. Any dumbass can make it in the bathroom easily with homemade lab equipment using ephedrine, so a lot of law and law enforcement crackdowns have centered on that.

    I haven’t seen the show in a long time and never finished it, but from what I remember, later in the show they ditch both methods and move on to methylamine. Going that route would also allow production of isolated d-methamphetamine.

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