ULTRA-CONCENTRATED METH AMPS Jim and Jo's article on meth amps revives an old controversy about ultra-concentrated methadone ampoules. Concern about the amps which pack 50mgs of methadone into every millilitre of fluid (5X more than normal), has been around for quite a long time (see Juice magazine Spring 1996). Some users of the amps have been reporting serious skin and tissue damage going back years and characterised by dead tissue, blisters and scabs. Damage can be severe and last for months, causing discomfort and cosmetic disfigurement. Scarring can be permanent. But the drug companies cannot be held liable. The amps are not licensed for the treatment of drug dependence and are known as ÔspecialsÕ. The pharmaceutical company supplies such drugs on the basis that the doctor carries the can.