The majority of ATS are cooked, pressed or cut in backyard laboratories. These labs have no quality control, and the substances are cut/cooked with bulking agents by adding other potentially dangerous chemicals to the mix. These chemicals range from adding other illicit drugs to a batch of pills (such as an animal tranquilizer like Ketamine, 2C-B, Meth), or adding large amounts of glucose, citric acid, table salt, bicarb soda to a batch of Methamphetamine or Cocaine to bulk it out or to make powdered Methamphetamine/Speed.

Manufacturing Methamphetamine is an extremely risky and dangerous activity. It involves the mixing, cooking and discarding of a variety of volatile chemicals which are extremely toxic to the cook, to consumers and the environment. Some of the toxic chemicals used to cook and cut Methamphetamine can include:

• Ephedrine/Pseudoephedrine
• Sulphuric Acid
• Acetone
• Lye
• Red Phosphorous
• Rock Salt
• Crystal Iodine
• Drain Cleaner
• Paint Thinners
• White gas

It is important to know what harmful chemicals are used to make these drugs as they contribute to the serious health problems that go with using ATS. The people who manufacture and sell these drugs have little concern for the buyer or the damage these substances cause to the user. The drug dealers are often funding their own habit and cut the drugs with other substances to increase profits.

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