Illegal methamphetamine manufacture in general and specifically in Afghanistan

Primary chemicals used in illegal manufacture of methamphetamine are typically illegally imported or diverted from licit use (Figure 3). Methamphetamine is considered a synthetic drug, though when the starting ephedrine comes from plants, in this case ephedra, it could be considered a semi-synthetic drug. However, unlike heroin which requires opium poppy, methamphetamine can be manufactured entirely from chemical inputs.

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