How the shift to P2P methamphetamine may be driving increased psychosis and homelessness
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Summary
Sam Quinones discusses the shift from ephedrine-based methamphetamine to P2P-based methamphetamine around 2009, and its potential link to increased psychosis, schizophrenia, and homelessness starting around 2017. The article explores whether the chemical difference in P2P meth — which is cheaper, more potent, and produced in larger quantities — has caused more severe psychological effects compared to older forms of meth. It examines the intersection of drug chemistry, public health, and social consequences.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledEphedrine meth was like a party drug. […] You could normally kind of more or less hang onto your life. You had a house, you had a job.
P2P meth was nothing like that. It was a very sinister drug. It brought you inside.
The main thing about P2P meth is that there's so much of it.
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