Global amphetamine production, estimated at 126 tonnes in 2006, remains concentrated in Europe, which accounted for 79% of all amphetamine laboratories reported in 2006 (UNODC, 2008), though it is spreading to other parts of the world, notably North America and south-east Asia (61).
Narozdíl od sulfátové soli amfetaminu je metamfetamin hydrochlorid, zejména jeho krystalická forma (sníh), dostatečně těkavý na to, aby se dal kouřit.