New Method To Create Meth

There is a new method that is being used more and more frequently, and is faster, cheaper, and much simpler to create a batch of Methamphetamine. A few years ago making Meth required elaborate labs, with containers filled with corrosive and pungent chemicals, open flames, flammable liquids, and hundreds of cough pills. The new method only requires a soda bottle, some noxious chemicals, and a handful of pills. Shaken together creates the worlds most addictive drug.
Due to the fewer number of pseudoephedrine pills needed to create a batch of Meth, it is easier to obtain pills even under the strictest anti-meth laws which only allow an individual to purchase roughly 300 pills a month.

Even though there are no open flames necessary to produce Meth in this new method, the process can be just as, if not more dangerous than in a lab. Pressures can build in the bottle when shaken, and if released too quickly, can erupt in a large and sometimes fatal fire ball-like explosion. Many of these “shake and bake” labs are done while in a car or public bathroom. Due to the on-the-go method, it is easy to be careless when mixing chemicals and shaking a batch, which has resulted in numerous flash fires.
The “Shake and Bake” method only produces a few hits, so more and more individuals are using this method instead of buying from a lab producer. Since it is so much easier to create Meth in this new form, there has been a spike in the declining Meth related arrests over the past year. In Mississippi there has been a rise of nearly 275 percent in Meth related accidents and arrests.