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Marijuana & De gner Drugs Synt tics Impact, Availability and Emerging Trends Drug Free America Foundation, Inc. Marijuana MJ use in the 1960-70s Todays Marijuana 1969 only 4% of Americans 2013 48% of Americans
Impact, Availability and Emerging Trends
Drug Free America Foundation, Inc.
MJ use in the 1960-70’s
had tried mj.
marijuana – 1.37% Todays Marijuana
have tried marijuana.
exceeding 30%.
amounts of super-high concentrated cannabis resin in which the
removed that what's left is between 50-to-80 percent active ingredients (such as THC).
golden oil
ER doctor in Southern California told the media that in the first part of 2013 he had already seen 20 burn patients from butane fires.
Withdrawal symptoms that include anxiety, depression, irritability, restlessness, sleep difficulty, strange dreams, anger and aggression.
Rates of marijuana dependence rise to 35%-40% for those who use daily. That figure doubles as the age of initiation drops into adolescence.
About 9% of people who try marijuana become addicted.
Myth #2
Do either look safe??
Source: Persistent cannabis users show neuropsychological decline from childhood to midlife. Meier MH, Caspi A, Ambler A, Harrington H, Houts R, Keefe RS, McDonald K, Ward A, Poulton R, Moffitt TE. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2012 Oct 2;109(40):E2657-64. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1206820109. Epub 2012 Aug 27.
Marijuana use is consistently associated with reduced educational attainment (e.g., grades and chances of graduating). If teens didn’t use marijuana before the age of 18 there would be: 17% fewer high school dropouts 5% fewer college non- attendees
3% college dropouts.
Fergusson, D.M.; and Boden, J.M. Cannabis use and later life outcomes. Addiction 103(6): 969-976; discussion 977-968, 2008. Macleod, J.; Oakes, R.; Copello, A.; Crome, I.; Egger, M.; Hickman, M.; Oppenkowski, T.; Stokes-Lampard, H.; and Davey Smith, G. Psychological and social sequelae of cannabis and other illicit drug use by young people: A systematic review of longitudinal, general population studies. Lancet 363(9421): 1579-1588, 2004.
Reality: some components in MJ have medicinal value
Would you use these as medicines?
Yes….just not in these forms
Marijuana should be subject to the same process….
Synthetics were actually created decades ago by legitimate researchers and scientists in a lab. Scientific literature is the most likely method through which illicit drug manufacturers discovered synthetics and their potential for abuse.
No clinical trails + little regulatory
Unknown implications for human health and behavior
with a mix of chemical compounds sold as incense.
tested at least 5x more potent marijuana; and some reports indicate that it may be up to 100x more potent.
world
Connor Reid Eckhardt died after taking ONE HIT of synthetic MJ (SPICE,K2,POTpourri). Find his story on FB
used in these products to the list of Schedule I drugs. That means it is a felony to purchase, possess, sell or distribute.
chemists alter them by one molecular making them legal again.
further steps to ban these products in their communities.
2-(4-iodo-2,5-dimethoxyphenyl)-n-[(2- methoxyphenyl)methyl]ethanamine
Derivative of phenethylamine hallucinogenic known as 2C-I, with a potency 16x stronger
Effects usually last 6-10 hours if taken under the tongue . When snorted, the effects usually last 4–6 hours. Lethal Dose has not been determined as it is a relatively new drug of abuse.
Using emergency scheduling authority, the DEA named 25i a Schedule I substance in the United
same. Florida legislators are considering a bill that adds these chemicals to the Florida Controlled Substances Act.
drug, active ingredient in Ecstasy.
form of MDMA.
because it is without filler drugs such as heroin.
Chemical name: 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine Synthetically made in illegal labs by underground chemists. Usually a white or yellowish powder
Use of Molly’s cause an
dopamine (pleasure chemicals) in the brain. Overtime the brain adapts by limiting the production of dopamine in response to pleasure.
Takes effect 30-45 minutes after dosing and can last 3-4 hours.
Users can become addicted in a very short
withdrawal include depression and anxiety.
Signs of an overdose:
consciousness
Bath Salts MDPV (3,4-methylenedioxypyrovalerone
active ingredient in Khat, a leaf chewed for its stimulant effects throughout NE Africa and the Arabian Peninsula.
pharmaceutical companies and never used.
Ivory Wave Tranquility Blue Silk Bliss White Lightning Cloud 9 Vanilla Sky Comparable to methamphetamine, cocaine and PCP.
Reports from Florida:
safe transport to Bay Medical Center after he snorted 2 packages of bath salts.
daughter high on bath salts and swinging a machete in an attempt to behead her.
and bites homeowner.
effects in rats and found evidence that it could be more addictive than methamphetamine, one of the most addictive substances to date.
meth and up to 600 for MDPV; some even emitted 3,000 presses.
“If you consider these level presses a measure of how much a rat will work to get a drug infusion, then these rats worked more than 10x harder to get MDPV”
Single dose can last up to 5 hours, peaking after an hour. Users think its out of their system and re-dose causing extreme side effects. Re-dosing Bath Salts can last as long as 3-6 days. Some report continued side effects after stopping use.
deemed bath salts containing psychoactive substances to be a significant threat to health and public safety and added the compounds to Florida’s list of controlled substances as Schedule I.
at the federal level.
derivative of morphine that has sedative & analgesic effects.
8-10 times more potent than morphine. classified as a Schedule I substance.
Desomorphine (opioid: a synthetic narcotic)
Codeine
iodine
lighter fluid Industrial cleaning fluid
paint
thinner Gasoline Red
phosphorus
more powerful than effects of heroin
Walking Dead Crocodile Krok Zombie Drug
surrounding tissue to die
Death; average lifespan of users is 2-3 years, 3 year expectancy after first use
report mentions of use in Miami
Malaysia
found in a dried form to create powder, tinctures and resins and is sold in the US in pill form.
act as poisons, the most significant being mitragynine and 7-hydroxymitragynine.
is 17 times more potent than morphine by weight.
In low doses, Kratom acts as a stimulant, having a cocaine-like effect. In high doses, Kratom acts as a sedative, having an opioid-like effect.
Kratom is frequently marketed as a natural pain reliever and an alternative to powerful addictive narcotics like oxycontin. However….. Kratom IS addictive and regular users experience symptoms of withdrawal when they discontinue use.
Short-term effects
Long-term effects
dubbed as a “legal high” comes under suspicion and is being watched.
and Senate this session to include Kratom as a Sch I controlled substance.
a-PVP (or, methylenedioxypyrovalerone)
A synthetic amphetamine-like stimulant Active compound is similar to active compound in Bath Salts. Described as a cross between of crack cocaine and meth.
2014 672 recorded cases in FL compared to 2,720 nationally. Of those 576 were in South Florida. Broward Sheriffs office analyses 191 cases in 2014 compared to 275 in the first 3 months of 2015!
Flakka was banned by the DEA in early 2014. Flakka was banned in Florida in March of 2014
Made in China and sold online
than heroin that includes:..
bans
medical help. Don’t let a friend sleep it off, calling for help could mean the difference between life and death. Resources for you include: 2-1-1
medication that can used to treat nerve pain.
it with heroin to get a better high.
through withdrawl symptoms in between highs.