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Methamphetamine Crime and Community Safety Issue Nov. 27, 2018 What is Meth? Powder Meth White, odourless, bitter tasting Simulant, once used for medicinal purposes (ADHD, obesity and narcolepsy) Smoked, ingested, snorted or


  1. Methamphetamine Crime and Community Safety Issue Nov. 27, 2018

  2. What is Meth? • Powder Meth • White, odourless, bitter tasting • Simulant, once used for medicinal purposes (ADHD, obesity and narcolepsy) • Smoked, ingested, snorted or injected • Crystal Meth • Generally colourless and odourless • Typically smoked • Effects • When smoked, effects felt within seconds • High can last 6 to 18 hours • High is usually followed by a binge • ‘Amphetamine psychosis,’ similar to paranoid schizophrenia

  3. Meth Production and Transportation • Mexico is a major producer, however Alberta does not generally import meth from Mexico • Precursor chemicals imported from China • BC is a significant producer • Dissolvable in solution for disguise during transport

  4. Calgary Meth Seizures

  5. Price of Meth • 2015 - $100/ gram • 2017 - $50/gram or $10/point (0.1 grams) • 2018 - $3/point • DEA has noted a 50% drop in meth prices throughout the U.S. as well.

  6. Meth – Calls for Service CFS where “meth” is mentioned • (Nov. 2016- Oct 2018) Total number of calls for service where meth is mentioned is 8,767 • Nov. 2016 – 283 • Oct. 2018 - 471

  7. Questions?

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