crystal meth
noun
variants
or less commonly crystal methamphetamine
: methamphetamine in the form of crystals of its hydrochloride salt C10H15N·HCl when used illicitly for smoking, snorting, or injecting
Crystal meth is so addictive that users often need to make several attempts to break their habit.—
Jeremy Quittner
Jeremy Quittnercalled also crank, crystal, ice
Examples of crystal meth in a Sentence
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In June 2022, border agents found around 27 pounds of crystal meth in three child booster car seats after stopping a family of six at a checkpoint in Murrieta.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2024
Lewis, formerly a user of cocaine and crystal meth, said his decision to get sober was partly inspired by John Candy’s 1994 death.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 28 Feb. 2024
Pastor Herb Miller, 63, was found with crystal meth during a traffic stop, police say.
—Li Cohen, CBS News, 13 Feb. 2024
Dealers—most selling crystal meth, or shabu, the drug of choice of the Filipino poor—as well as addicts, former addicts, and small-time criminals became targets.
—Joshua Hammer, The Atlantic, 29 Nov. 2023
Biker gangs such as the Hells Angels were big producers of crystal meth smuggled into the United States.
—David Ovalle and Nick Miroff The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 25 Dec. 2023
In recent decades, as the region’s opium production dropped, methamphetamine in the form of tablets and crystal meth has supplanted it.
—Grant Peck, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Dec. 2023
Struggling with addiction to crystal meth, Palominos said she’s been clean for five days.
—Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2023
Searching for home after escaping the Taliban Local officials blame Afghan refugees for a wave of cheap crystal meth that’s wreaking havoc not only in Karachi but across the country.
—Rick Noack, Washington Post, 5 Oct. 2023
Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2024
Lewis, formerly a user of cocaine and crystal meth, said his decision to get sober was partly inspired by John Candy’s 1994 death.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 28 Feb. 2024
Pastor Herb Miller, 63, was found with crystal meth during a traffic stop, police say.
—Li Cohen, CBS News, 13 Feb. 2024
Dealers—most selling crystal meth, or shabu, the drug of choice of the Filipino poor—as well as addicts, former addicts, and small-time criminals became targets.
—Joshua Hammer, The Atlantic, 29 Nov. 2023
Biker gangs such as the Hells Angels were big producers of crystal meth smuggled into the United States.
—David Ovalle and Nick Miroff The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 25 Dec. 2023
In recent decades, as the region’s opium production dropped, methamphetamine in the form of tablets and crystal meth has supplanted it.
—Grant Peck, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Dec. 2023
Struggling with addiction to crystal meth, Palominos said she’s been clean for five days.
—Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2023
Searching for home after escaping the Taliban Local officials blame Afghan refugees for a wave of cheap crystal meth that’s wreaking havoc not only in Karachi but across the country.
—Rick Noack, Washington Post, 5 Oct. 2023
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