Many of the details about multi-use substances come from sources on the internet. Key references include:
1. Web site of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
2. US Department of Justice, resources on preventing the diversion of pseudoephedrine to the production of Crystal Meth.
3. News story on the production of Crystal Meth in Mexico to feed the American market.
4. A Korean company that buys and sells chemicals, including pseudoephedrine.
5. Advisory by the US Food and Drug Administration banning the sale of dietary supplements containing ephedrine alkaloids.
6. Botanical information on Ephedra from the Mildred Mathias Botanical Garden at UCLA in the US.
7. A comprehensive guide by Ephedra “stakeholders.”
8. Information on Crystal Meth from a “nonprofit coalition of communication, health, medical and educational professionals working to reduce illicit drug use and help people live healthy, drug-free lives.”
9. Information on Crystal Meth from a large consumer mental health site, whose mandate is to provide comprehensive information on psychological disorders and psychiatric medications from both a consumer and expert point of view.
10. Information from the US Illinois state police on Crystal Meth, including pictures of devices used to produce it.
11. A recipe for making Crystal Meth.
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