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Re:The main thing about Phenylacetone meth is that there's s... by adolph on Thursday October 28, 2021 @02:53PM (#29029964)
In the below podcast an author of a book about recent meth developments talks about the ban of Sudafed entirely in Mexico lead to a change in the market toward fentanyl.

Author and journalist Sam Quinones talks about his book, The Least of Us, with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Quinones focuses on the devastation caused by methamphetamine and fentanyl, the latest evolution of innovation in the supply of mind-altering drugs in the United States. The latest versions of meth, he argues, are more emotionally damaging than before and have played a central role in the expansion of the homeless in tent encampments in American cities. The conversation includes an exploration of the rising number of overdose deaths in the United States and what role community and other institutions might play in reducing the death toll.

https://www.econtalk.org/sam-quinones-on-meth-fentanyl-and-t...

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Re:The main thing about Phenylacetone meth is that there's s... by pinewurst on Thursday October 28, 2021 @09:57PM (#29034333)
This book was abstracted into a great Atlantic article mentioned at the beginning of the original post.

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2021/11/the-new...

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Re:The main thing about Phenylacetone meth is that there's s... by lachstar-x on Friday October 29, 2021 @05:36AM (#29036811)
Good article. A similar thing happened here when the Australian Federal Police enacted an operation in Cambodia and similar areas to shut down the production of safrole, extracted from the root of the Sassafras tree (also the flavouring in root beer and sarsparilla). Ecstasy became much harder to get on the street and pushed users towards harder drugs like meth and heroin (resulting in a large number of addictions and increase in overall crime).
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Re:The main thing about Phenylacetone meth is that there's s... by hackeraccount on Thursday October 28, 2021 @07:47PM (#29033544)
I heard that. Interesting discussion.
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