meth·am·phet·a·mine hy·dro·chlor·ide

(meth'am-fet'ă-mēn hī'drō-klōr'īd),

A sympathomimetic agent that exerts greater stimulating effects on the CNS than amphetamine (hence street name, "speed"); widely used by drug abusers through oral and intravenous ("mainlining") routes; strong psychic dependence may develop. When converted to the freebase (methamphetamine) it can be smoked like crack cocaine and is referred to by various street names, for example, ice.

Synonym(s): methylamphetamine hydrochloride

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meth·am·phet·a·mine hy·dro·chlor·ide

(metham-fetă-mēn hīdrŏ-klōrīd)

Sympathomimetic agent that exerts greater stimulating effects on the central nervous system than amphetamine (hence street name, "speed"); widely used by drug abusers through oral and intravenous ("mainlining") routes; strong psychic dependence may develop. When converted to the freebase (methamphetamine), it can be smoked like crack cocaine and is commonly referred to by various street names.

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The first package was shown to contain a colorless crystalline substance, which was later confirmed in laboratory tests to be methamphetamine hydrochloride.

P10M worth of drugs seized at Naia

Six suspected pushers were arrested with P12 million worth of methamphetamine hydrochloride or shabu during a sting set by Northern Police District (NPD) anti-narcotics operatives in Manila and Caloocan on Friday.

57 foreigners, 66 Pinoys held in Makati drug sting

Kristian Tan, 28, and Marx Lennin Lumibao, 29, were caught sniffing shabu (methamphetamine hydrochloride) by policemen when the man they were pursuing, John Noriel Esteban, entered their house in Barangay (village) Rafael Rueda Sr.

Shabu session spoiled by man fleeing Ecija checkpoint

A village head and his brother, both suspected to be drug lords operating in Cagayan and nearby provinces, were arrested on Wednesday, six months after P320,000 worth of shabu (methamphetamine hydrochloride) were seized from their houses in Mabuttal East village, Ballesteros town.

Authorities arrest suspected drug lords in Cagayan

A former police officer, who was convicted and then acquitted for a previous drug charge, was caught selling suspected shabu (methamphetamine hydrochloride) on Tuesday night (January 23), according to the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency.

Ex-cop caught selling shabu in Baguio

Senior Superintendent Rhoderick Armamento, Quezon police chief, said anti-illegal drug operatives arrested Reygan Padilla, 31, after he sold a plastic sachet of 'shabu' (methamphetamine hydrochloride) to an undercover policeman in an operation in Barangay (village) 10 around 7 a.m.

Suspected drug pusher nabbed in Lucena buy-bust

Senior Superintendent Rhoderick Armamento, Quezon police chief, said anti-illegal drug operatives arrested Jayson Hermoso, alias 'Gaslaw,' after he sold a sachet of 'shabu' (methamphetamine hydrochloride) to a police asset in Barangay (village) Malabanban Norte around 2 a.m.

Quezon police nab teen in drug buy-bust

Rhoderick Armamento said operatives from their drug enforcement unit collared Julius Ibanez, 21, after he sold 'shabu' (methamphetamine hydrochloride) to an undercover policeman around 11:15 p.m.

Cops bust 'notorious' drug pusher in Lucena

The bureau accused the respondents of unlawful importation in violation of provisions under the Customs Modernization and Tariff Act (CMTA) by allegedly conspiring to import the 604 kilograms of methamphetamine hydrochloride worth P6.4 billion.

BOC: Evidence 'sufficient' on P6.4-B shabu conspiracy