The primary chemicals commonly used for manufacturing Crystal Meth include - ephedrine or pseudoephedrine, hydrochloric or hydriotic acid, ether, and red phosphorus, which were readily available from numerous sources. Since there were few or no regulations on the purchase of these chemicals, the manufacturing of Crystal Meth was a rapidly growing backyard industry. However, restrictions on the purchase of ephedrine in bulk during the early 1990s resulted in two major consequences for Crystal Meth…
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