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“Biker meth” is most if not all meth now. It uses phenyl-2-propanone as the starting point and produces a racemic mixture of dextromethamphetamine and levomethamphetamine.
Traditional clandestine meth production using ephedrine produces pure dextromethamphetamine.
d-methamphetamine is the euphoric feel good stuff. l-methamphetamine is the racing heart, more neurotoxic, nearly immediate psychosis stuff.
TL;DR - “Biker meth” is most meth now. It’s much worse for you and less enjoyable.
Good to know. I'll keep that in mind.
When you're... comparison shopping for meth sources? 😂
Just tighter controls on ephedrine and pseudoephedrine. Any dumbass can make it in the bathroom easily with homemade lab equipment using ephedrine, so a lot of law and law enforcement crackdowns have centered on that.
I haven’t seen the show in a long time and never finished it, but from what I remember, later in the show they ditch both methods and move on to methylamine. Going that route would also allow production of isolated d-methamphetamine.
But longer lasting so you're getting more bang for your buck! Plus there's all the neat organ damage.