Crystal Meth - A Hot Topic

Crystal meth is the crystalline, smokable form of methamphetamine, a highly addictive stimulant. Just how common is this drug? New innovative addictions research reveals some disturbing facts about the prevalence of online searches for crystal methamphetamine.

A recent study shows that a staggering 923,720 searches were performed using the term “crystal meth” over a one-year period. Equally surprising is the number of inquiries for the term “make crystal meth” (129,583). While some of the 2500 general searches each day could be research-related, the fact is an alarming number of people are looking for recipes and directions for home made crystal meth. This has been determined by the exact terms that are being queried.

Crystal Methamphetamine Addiction - Searched Less than Crystal Meth Recipe

Graph 1 plots the phrase “crystal meth addiction” at 12,173 annual searches. In comparison, the term “make crystal meth” was searched more than 10 times that amount. Other phrases near the top of the list follow the same theme:

• “home made crystal meth” - 49,751 annual searches
• “crystal meth recipe” - 18,954
• “recipe crystal meth” - 16,119
• “crystal meth ingredients” - 7,951

Where the internet is concerned, the number of people interested in learning how to make crystal meth far outnumber those interested in combating the serious growing issue of crystal methamphetamine addiction.

Crystal Meth - Prevalent Search Topics - Graph 1

(Continued on Graph 3 at the bottom of this page)

Top 30 two and three word combinations

	estimated searches/year across all search engines
	0		950,000
crystal meth	923720
make crystal meth	129583
home made crystal meth	49751
crystal methamphetamine	31787
crystal meth recipe	18954
meth recipe	18954
recipe crystal meth	16119
meth addiction	12173
crystal meth addiction	12173
meth users	12128
crystal meth users	12128
smoke crystal meth	12014
making crystal meth	10554
meth recipes	8606
crystal meth recipes	8606
crystal meth ingredients	7951
meth ingredients	7951
make cheap crystal meth	7692
crystal meth pictures	7110
meth pictures	7110
crystal meth treatment	6668
meth treatment	6668
meth cut	6302
crystal meth cut	6301
what is crystal meth	5365
signs of crystal meth	5077
pictures of crystal meth	4757
ingredients in crystal meth	4400
meth labs	4097
crystal meth labs	4097
	0		950,000

Home Made Crystal Meth - Recipes Available Online

In Graph 2, which reflects the top 100 words used in crystal meth searches, “make”, “home”, “how”, “recipe”, “ingredients”, and “recipes”, are all listed among the top ten. The fact that home made crystal meth recipes are readily available is obviously destructive and counterproductive for those seeking help with a crystal meth addiction or those just thinking of experimenting with this dangerous drug.

Crystal Meth - Prevalent Words and Concepts Study - Graph 2

Top 100 words used in crystal meth searches
(Top 1000 can be found at Top 100 crystal meth exact phrases and top 1,000 concepts/words - Graph 5)

	estimated searches/year across all search engines
	0		950,000
meth	924360
make	144995
home	64876
how	63478
recipe	38913
methamphetamine	31955
ingredients	22667
side	17425
smoke	15151
recipes	14016
making	13341
addiction	12864
pictures	12391
users	12133
treatment	8869
ways	8015
cheap	7692
what	7255
cut	7109
looks	6961
signs	5929
coal	5776
easy	5510
facts	4872
physical	4802
long	4687
pipes	4473
cooking	4220
labs	4098
glass	4091
rehab	3888
production	3326
teens	3303
drug	3269
lab	3078
pics	2991
symptoms	2847
term	2795
information	2676
anonymous	2672
cutting	2576
way	2451
system	2351
stay	2332
smoking	2167
using	2081
cook	2020
recovery	1931
recipies	1896
manufacturing	1876
history	1875
methadone	1845
produce	1831
procedure	1808
poems	1795
after	1737
affects	1701
ice	1678
addicts	1649
powdered	1645
about	1338
pipe	1332
instructions	1319
growing	1298
pregnant	1223
user	1203
ingrediants	1110
from	1056
quit	1027
articles	910
best	862
inject	851
look	831
quitting	829
artery	821
fergie	785
homemade	779
smell	761
songs	747
taking	737
addictions	736
hydrochloride	734
get	696
time	671
book	660
crimes	658
body	636
stories	612
withdrawal	592
cost	580
manufacture	578
snorting	570
overdose	564
2	557
liter	548
where	538
sores	537
short	536
testing	525
pregnancy	519
ingredient	519
	0		950,000

A Montreal Drug and Alcohol Rehab Center Pioneers Online Addictions Research

Clear Haven Center, a drug and alcohol rehab facility near Montreal, Quebec, Canada is leading the way in addictions research. The Center is hoping to reverse existing trends of addiction versus treatment. With the information from these online studies, Clear Haven can better serve individuals interested in overcoming substance abuse and assist in the professional development of addictions professionals.

Crystal Meth - Prevalent Search Topics, Continued - Graph 3

Top 31 - 100 two and three word combinations
(Top 30 are in Graph 1 above)

	estimated searches/year across all search engines
	700		4200
make crystal methamphetamine	4094
crystal meth glass	4041
meth glass pipes	3652
crystal meth glass pipes	3652
crystal meth rehab	3447
meth rehab	3447
crystal meth production	3322
meth production	3322
crystal meth and teens	3287
meth and teens	3287
cooking crystal meth	3206
meth lab	3077
crystal meth lab	3077
crystal meth pics	2951
meth pics	2951
smoke crystal methamphetamine	2738
meth anonymous	2672
crystal meth anonymous	2672
crystal meth information	2601
meth information	2601
easy crystal meth recipes	2576
cutting crystal meth	2562
meth drug	2340
crystal meth drug	2340
crystal meth facts	2252
meth facts	2252
meth long term	2202
smoking crystal meth	2088
using crystal meth	2047
history of crystal meth	1860
crystal meth recovery	1856
meth recovery	1856
crystal methadone	1844
facts on crystal meth	1841
produce crystal meth	1831
meth making	1671
crystal meth making	1671
meth poems	1668
crystal meth poems	1668
powdered crystal meth	1644
meth addicts	1642
crystal meth addicts	1642
drug treatment	1535
crystal meth drug treatment	1533
about crystal meth	1319
crystal meth manufacturing	1310
meth manufacturing	1310
cook crystal meth	1211
affects of crystal meth	1204
meth while pregnant	1150
crystal meth ingrediants	1105
meth ingrediants	1105
quit smoking crystal meth	1023
recipe for crystal meth	1008
crystal meth ice	972
meth ice	972
meth recipies	920
crystal meth recipies	920
recipies for crystal meth	914
after crystal meth	850
quitting crystal meth	829
crystal meth inject artery	821
meth user	819
crystal meth user	819
symptoms of crystal meth	817
fergie crystal meth	785
homemade crystal meth	777
meth cook	768
meth smell	747
crystal meth smell	747
	700		4200