Why isn't methamphetamine bigger in Europe?

[jess046]

I know it's big in certain parts of Eastern Europe, and has small circles of users in the gay scene in some major European cities (namely London), but otherwise I'm fairly sure you're right.

And I have no idea why, it seems insane to me that someone would choose dirty, jittery racemic amphetamine sulphate over clean, smooth crystalline d-methamphetamine. It literally baffles me.

This is what I find surprising in Australia. Amphetamine sulphate is more expensive than meth per point when it is so much weaker and usually dirtier.

 

[realtalkloc]

why should it be big in europe? with speed you have euphoria, energy and all the typical stimulant effects that are nice when partying. you snort a few lines during the night, then go home and sleep. you'll get the positives (albeit a bit less intense i imagine, but it suits the purpose) without greatly reduced nasty side effects, and addiction potential. besides, a party drug that has a multiple hour long comedown and doesn't let you sleep a long time after the last dose just isn't practical.

well said. meth is too much