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Infographic showing processing of methamphetamine

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Illustrating the continuous drive to improve efficiency and profits, illicit drug producers in Europe have introduced new methods to convert the less potent l-#methamphetamine isomer back to a racemic 50:50 mixture of d- and l-methamphetamine, from which the d-methamphetamine can be separated using tartaric acid.

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