Some Examples of Drugs Meth pipe Smoking crack

Some Examples of Drugs Meth pipe Smoking crack Mushrooms “shrooms” LSD blotter Growing MJ Marijuana bong Dried MJ Ecstasy pills Joint Hashish Sniffing cocaine Marijuana blunt Date rape drugs

Minnesota DEA Facts (Drug Enforcement Administration) State population: 5, 132, 799 Prison population: 8, 758 Probation Population: 114, 226 Violent Crime Rate National Ranking: 38 ( 2008) Federal Drug Seizures Cocaine: 37. 2 kgs. = 81. 8 lbs Heroin: 0. 7 kgs. = 1. 5 lbs Methamphetamine: 25. 4 kgs. = 55. 9 lbs Marijuana: 37. 1 kgs. = 81. 6 lbs Hashish: 0. 0 kgs. MDMA: 0. 0 kgs. Meth Lab Incidents: 21 (DEA, state, and local)

Crime Ranking 50 N. Dakota 38 Minnesota 10 California 8 Nevada 6 Louisiana 5 New Mexico 4 Tennessee 3 Maryland 2 Florida 1 South Carolina

Money and drugs recovered in a bust

4 Categories of Drugs • Hallucinogens • Depressants • Opiates • Stimulants

HALLUCINOGENS 1. Hallucinogens-are drugs that effects a person’s perceptions, sensations, thinking, self-awareness and emotions. Examples of Hallucinogens. PCP/angel dust LSD/acid Mushrooms Effects: dilated pupils, memory loss, increase heart rate & blood pressure, anxiety, paranoia, speech, muscle coordination, senses of touch and pain are dulled, seeing things and out of body experiences. Methods of Use: Pill, liquid, powder, injected, oral, sniffed or smoked. Why used? ? To space out, to dull physical or emotional pain. To have out body experiences--- Referred to as “trippin ”.

LSD blotters

DEPRESSANTS • • • • • 2. Depressants- are substances that slow down the normal function of the Central Nervous System. Examples of Depressants Alcohol Valium Xanax Barbiturates Date rape drug(GHB) Tranquilizers Marijuana Effects: slurred speech, slowed pulse and breathing, drowsiness, poor coordination, impaired judgment and memory. Method of Use: Pills, Smoked, swallowed, injected or snorted. Why used? ? To reduce anxiety, induce sleep, lower inhibitions and to dull physical or emotional pain.

KETAMINE Ketamine is used to put HORSES to sleep during surgery. It is VERY dangerous.

OPIATES • • • • • 3. Opiates- are drugs that produces the characteristic of opiate effects, the combination of a dreamy, euphoric state while lessening the sensation of pain. They affect the neurotransmitters in the brain. (Endorphins) Examples of Opiates Morphine Opium Demerol Codeine Oxy. Contin Heroin Cough Medicine Effects: decreased sensation of pain, slowed breathing, drowsiness. Sometimes nausea & diarrhea. Method of Use: Injected, swallowed, snorted and smoked. Pill, liquid, powder are all forms of opiates. Why Used? ? For pain relief after surgery, or to dull physical pain/emotional pain.

Pseudoephedrine Typical cold medicine that you now need to be 18 years old to buy.

POPPY SEED AND OPIUM

HEROINE POWDER

Hydrocodone

STIMULANTS • • • • 4. Stimulants are drugs that elevate mood, increase feelings of well-being, and increase energy & alertness. They speed up the messages between the brain & the body. Examples of Stimulants Cocaine/Crack Meth Amphetamines (Adderall) Ritalin Nicotine Ecstasy Speed Caffeine

Stimulants Continued • Effects: make you feel less tired, false sense of confidence, visual perception is distorted, hearing things, excessive sweating, flushed skin, headaches, aggression, paranoia, extreme happiness, decreased appetite, excessive talking, etc. • Method of Use: Injected, swallowed, snorted and smoked. Pill, liquid, powder are all forms of Stimulants. • Why Used? ? Weight loss, suppress appetite, makes people feel good, (dopamine), stress reliever, to stay awake for long periods of time or to induce temporary improvements in either mental or physical function of a person. (Psychoactive prescription drugs)

ECSTASY

Amphetamine

Methamphetamine and ice meth

Cocaine

Signs of Addiction

The methamphetamine threat in Minnesota is a two-pronged problem. First, large quantities of methamphetamine produced by Mexican organizations based in Mexico and operating in the states of Texas, California, Arizona, and Washington are transported into and distributed throughout the state. These traffickers typically send methamphetamine in 10 -20 pound shipments via various forms of transportation, to include commercial vehicles, passenger bus-lines, and private automobile

Law enforcement has also determined that some smaller amounts are being sent through the U. S. mail or Federal Express. Second, methamphetamine is being produced in small, toxic laboratories that are capable of producing only a few ounces at a time.

Club drugs, including MDMA (ecstasy), Ketamine, GHB, GBL, Rohypnol, LSD, PCP, and, to a lesser extent, psilocybin mushrooms, have been reported in Minnesota. Club drugs are most prevalent in Minneapolis' gay population, and to a lesser extent, among young people at raves and nightclubs in suburban areas.

Heroin distribution and use have not been significant problems in Minnesota, but recent reports indicate there has been an increase in heroin use, especially in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area. At the wholesale level, sources of supply include Mexican traffickers operating from the southwest border and from Chicago, Nigerian/West African traffickers operating from Chicago and New York, African American street gangs with ties to Chicago. At the retail level, heroin is distributed primarily by Hispanic and African American street gangs.