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

called also crank, crystal, ice

Examples of crystal meth in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Bags of what police suspected to contain crystal meth were found in the hotel room, per a police report obtained by The Miami New Times. — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 8 Aug. 2026

Hawaii was ground zero for the crystal meth epidemic, the first state where the smokable form of the drug really took off. — Guthrie Scrimgeour, Rolling Stone, 2 Aug. 2026

Pinson kind of looked like that hit man or fixer on that show about crystal meth in New Mexico. — Literary Hub, 24 July 2026

Deputies said that both liquid and crystal meth were seized from the location. — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 27 June 2026

Word History

Etymology

meth short for methamphetamine

First Known Use

1969, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

crystal meth

noun

variants or crystal methamphetamine

: methamphetamine in the form of crystals of its hydrochloride salt C₁₀H₁₅N·HCl when used illicitly for smoking, snorting, or injecting

called also crank, crystal, ice