Professional Development Series Basic Drug Update Presented by Officer Michael Grigsby

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Professional Development SeriesBasic Drug
Up-datePresented by Officer Michael Grigsby
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OBJECTIVE

• Define Chemical Dependency
• Discuss Stages of Abuse
• Identify common drugs of abuse in children and
  adults
• Discuss current trends in packaging and use
• Question and Answer

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Overview

• According to FBI statistics
• 70 of all crime is drug related
• 90 of all property crime is drug related
• Cocaine /Heroin use is glorified in Hollywood and
  the Music Industry
• Harm-Reduction and loss of anti-use messages
  has resulted in increased use
• We are at a major cross-roads in the anti-drug
  strategy

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Chemical Dependency

• is
• an overwhelming urge to use regardless of the
  consequences

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TWO TYPES OF ADDICTION

• PHYSICAL
• ALCOHOL
• TOBACCO
• COCAINE
• HEROIN

• PSYCHOLOGICAL
• MARIHUANA
• TOBACCO
• ALCOHOL
• INHALANTS

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STAGESOF CHEMICALDEPENDENCY
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10 DAYS OR TEN YEARS

• AGE
• GENETICS
• PHYSICAL CONDITION
• ENVIRONMENT

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EXPERIMENTAL USAGE

• occasional and unplanned
• low tolerance
• thrill of defiance

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REGULAR USE

• planned
• friendship changes
• trouble with law
• trouble with school
• compromise values

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DAILY PREOCCUPATION

• social use decreases
• use increases
• poly drug use
• money troubles/theft problems
• law contact
• increase truancy
• family confrontations

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TOTAL PREOCCUPATION

• physical problems
• psychological problems
• full blown dependency

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CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY

• is
• incurable but is treatable.
• If not treated, chemical
• dependency is ALWAYS fatal.

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Drug Classifications

• Stimulants
• Depressants
• Hallucinogens

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Stimulants

• Cocaine
• Cocaine Hydrochloride
• Cocaine Base (Rock or Crack)
• Amphetamines
• Methcathinone
• Khat
• Methylphenidate (Ritalin)

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Depressants

• Central Nervous System Depressant
• Two Types
• Barbiturates
• Phenobarbital
• Methaqualone
• Benzodiazepines
• Valium
• Xanax
• Rohypnol

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Hallucinogens

• Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (L.S.D.)
• making a bit of a comeback
• tattoo L.S.D.
• Phencyclidine (P.C.P)
• Marihuana
• Psilocybin mushrooms (Shrooms)
• Peyote and Mescaline

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Opiates Opioids (Depressant)

• Heroin
• Morphine
• Prescription Drugs
• Vicodin
• Demerol
• Dilaudid
• Darvocet
• Uotram
• Soma

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Cannabis(Hallucinogen)

• Marihuana
• Most widely abused ILLEGAL drug in America
• Hallucinogenic
• .05 T.H.C. (Delta-9 Tetra Hydro Cannabinol)
  vs. 29 T.H.C.
• Hashish
• Hash Oil
• Marihuana is a Schedule I Controlled Substance

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Cocaine(Stimulant)

• Glorified in Hollywood/Music Industry
• Once popular with Yuppies DINKS
• Cartels realized a need for shift
• Crack (Rock) Cocaine
• Now very accessible to low income and kids with
  little money
• Extremely addictive qualities

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Methamphetamine(Stimulant)

• Once controlled exclusively by Outlaw Motorcycle
  Gangs
• Now controlled by Mexican Organizations
• Cheap and Easy to make
• No import risks
• Longer high than cocaine
• 12-18 hours vs. 2-4 hours

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Inhalants(Hallucinogens)

• Gasoline
• Glue
• White Out
• Locker Room and RUSH
• About 2,000 other chemicals

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Medical Marihuana

• California - Initiative 215
• Arizona - Initiative 200
• All Schedule I Drugs
• Washington - Initiative Measure 685
• All Schedule I Drugs (Failed)
• Washington- Initiative 695
• Medical Marihuana (Passed)

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Steroids

• Hormonal substance related to testosterone
• Dianabol
• Equipoise
• Anavar
• Finajet
• Counterfeit products
• Usage
• 5-12 high school males
• 1 high school females

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Vocabulary

• Local street terminology for the drugs discussed
  changes frequently.

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Drugs Paraphernalia
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Summary

• Drug abuse and criminal activity are tightly
  intertwined.
• Social/economic conditions play a role, but are
  not the only risk factors.
• Drug trends change rapidly.
• We have to find additional solutions to our
  Nations drug problem.
• Until we find a way to reduce our demand, we will
  never successfully affect their supply.

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QUESTIONS
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Officer Kirk W. Wiper

• Kelso Police Department
• [phone]
• kpdkw_at_kelso.gov