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Strawberry Quik meth

Strawberry Quik meth is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Strawberry Quik meth rather than just read about it. In short: Strawberry Quik meth was a hoax drug scare which primarily took place in 2007. Drug dealers were allegedly using coloring and flavoring to disguise methamphetamine as Strawberry Quik, thus making them more appealing to children.

Key takeaways

Strawberry Quik meth belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Strawberry Quik meth to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Strawberry Quik meth from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Strawberry Quik meth was a hoax drug scare which primarily took place in 2007. Drug dealers were allegedly using coloring and flavoring to disguise methamphetamine as Strawberry Quik, thus making them more appealing to children. No cases of children using flavored meth have been verified.

Drug scare Emails reported that drug dealers were using pop rocks to disguise the taste of meth and market it to children. Emails began to circulate, claiming that meth was being disguised as candy and given to unsuspecting children. Snopes has reported that while colored crystal meth exists, and flavored meth may exist, there is no evidence of it being given to children. Drug dealers seek clients with a regular source of income, which precludes many children. Strawberry Quik has also been widely reported in Southern Africa, but it has not yet been verified or proven. Newspapers often state that the drug is being handed to children through school fences in candy wrappers or packets.

Existence of colored or flavored meth Sometimes meth labs will try to brand their crystal meth product by coloring it in order to make it seem unique and to give it more market appeal. Police and drug enforcement officials have conjectured that the idea for "strawberry meth" may have come from such a process. Law enforcement and treatment providers in Nevada and California have reported the distribution and/or use of flavored methamphetamine. Strawberry-flavored meth was seized in an apartment in Carson City, Nevada in January 2007. It is also possible for poorly synthesized batches of methamphetamine to have a pink or very light reddish color. This is most likely caused by the colored dyes present in over the counter drugs used in the production of meth, such as cold medicine containing ephedrine. This coloration would most likely be the result of improper or poorly executed synthesis of meth. While coloration is rare, it is often marketed as having more desirable qualities such as greater potency or less incidence of negative side effects, though there is no consistent evidence to back up such claims. This kind of tactic (marketing unique looking drugs as being better in some respect) is very common among dealers and drug users. The presence of added flavoring and of added color are independent. Crystal methamphetamine-based preparations may be colorless but flavored, may contain coloring but no flavoring, and may be both colored and flavored.

See also List of misconceptions about illegal drugs Blue star tattoo legend Moral panic Urban legend

References

External links "Parents warned about new drug | WFAA.com | McKinney News". WFAA. Dallas, Texas. May 7, 2007. Archived from the original on September 28, 2007. Slater, Shelly (May 6, 2007). "Officials warn parents of Pop Rocks, meth mix | News 8 | WFAA.com". WFAA. Dallas, Texas. Archived from the original on June 11, 2008. Emery, David. "Urban Legend: 'Strawberry Quick' Meth". ThoughtCo. Archived from the original on 2008-10-06. Retrieved 2008-09-11. Vries, Lloyd; Gambrell, Jon (May 2, 2007). "Candy-Flavored Meth Targets New Users". CBS News. Associated Press. "DEA Resources, Microgram, January 2009". Justice.gov. Drug Enforcement Administration. January 2009. Archived from the original on March 20, 2012. "FLAVORED METHAMPHETAMINE" IN EVERETT, WASHINGTON

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Strawberry Quik meth

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Strawberry Quik meth claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Strawberry Quik meth before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Strawberry Quik meth ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Strawberry Quik meth

In research: Strawberry Quik meth appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Strawberry Quik meth in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Strawberry Quik meth is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Drug culture, Hoaxes about drugs, Internet hoaxes, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Strawberry Quik meth outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

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Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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