Acpo recently appointed one of its members to conduct extensive research. 'We are aware of the growth in the use of meth across the USA and parts of south-east Asia and eastern Europe, and the drug-related crime it leads to, along with its physical and social consequences. 'While there have not been any significant seizures of methamphetamine in the UK to date, we believe the drug is being manufactured here,' said Andy Hayman, the Association of Chief Police Officers' spokesman on drugs and a Metropolitan police assistant commissioner. Meth, a synthetic drug that can be snorted, smoked, injected or eaten, is relatively simple to make from household products medical experts warn that it can be highly addictive, with devastating physical and psychological consequences. The extent of methamphetamine use in this country is obscured by the fact that the number of seizures of the drug and related arrests are lumped in with amphetamines there are no separate statistics.
But the Home Office has asked the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs to examine its 'toxicity, risk, manufacture and prevalence and consider its appropriate classification'. The UK authorities currently categorise methamphetamine as a class B drug.
