Strawberry quick meth (methamphetamines disguised as Strawberry Quik) is a drug scare from 2007. Drug dealers are allegedly using pop rocks to disguise the taste of meth and [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,269532,00.html market it to children] . The new name is less intimidating than the infamous name of "meth" and the flavoring helps dilute the harsh and bitter chemical taste.
Crystal Meth is valued by users for its potency which is derived from its purity. Sometimes meth labs will try to [http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2007-03-25-flavored-meth_N.htm brand] their crystal meth product by coloring it in order to make it seem unique and and to give it more market appeal. Police and drug enforcement officials have conjectured that the idea for strawberry meth may have come from such a process.
Controversy
Snopes has reported that while colored crystal meth exists, flavored crystal meth does not.[ [http://www.snopes.com/horrors/drugs/candymeth.asp Snopes report] ] ]In 2008, the BBC reported that police in Oxfordshire, UK, had warned over 80 schools of the risk of Strawberry meth, before considering it a hoax.[ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/oxfordshire/7279002.stm BBC report into police informing schools in Oxfordshire] ] ]U.S. Police and DEA have stated that this is not a hoax and [http://www.nevadaappeal.com/article/20070129/NEWS/101290107 arrests have been made] . According to Fox News, meth popularity is declining and drug dealers are seeking ways to attract new users. [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,269532,00.html]
Update
[http://www.usdoj.gov/ndic/pubs23/23934/drgovr.htm DEA Web Site] [http://www.usdoj.gov/ndic/pubs26/26594/strat.htm] This was only found in Carson City, CA. and only in one case. News reports of it in other states are fabricated for a good story.
References
External links
* [http://www.wfaa.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/city/collin/mckinney/stories/050707dnmetquick.45b89d94.html News report from WFAA-TV channel 8 in Dallas, Texas]
* [http://www.wfaa.com/sharedcontent/dws/wfaa/localnews/news8/stories/wfaa070506_mo_poprocksmeth.43d63c26.html Another news report from channel 8]
* [http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2007-03-25-flavored-meth_N.htm DEA: Flavored meth use on the rise]
* [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,269532,00.html Arkansas Police Say Dealers Using Strawberry Quick-Flavored Methamphetamine to Hook New Users]
* [http://www.nevadaappeal.com/article/20070129/NEWS/101290107 Strawberry meth seized in search]
* [http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/bl_strawberry_meth.htm Strawberry Meth/Lander County Schools in KS/DEA Update]
