street drugs Flashcards
why are drugs illegal
because they’re dangerous
what do drugs affect?
health, personal life, society, fines, jail time, criminal record, secondary crime
what is buyer beware?
impossible to know what’s acc in them so street drugs can contain anything
up to ___% of property is crime drug related
75
what solvents were abused in elementary school?
liquid eraser, pain thinner and whiteboard markers
what is nitrous oxide in
whipped cream
what was the “fake” pot in herbal incense situation?
random leaves and soaked them in chemicals
what is cocaine
“feel good drug”
was cocaine in coca cola
no ppl thought because its a non-alcoholic version
what were the uses of cocaine
hair for itchiness
what is Harrison tax act 1914
made cocaine illegal because it was harmful
If you bought a thing, you have to pay the tax or else it will be an illegal product
Doctors might need to use it for purposes and had tp get rid of the illegimate reasons
what did Stephan chemical do
import coco leaves and they go to to this company to extract the cocaine from leaves
what topical anesthetics
auralgan, benzocaine
dental anesthetics inspired by ??
cocaine
what is hydrochloride
chemical sterilizer
why is cocaine addiction very strong
no tolerance, no physical withdrawal, very strong psychological effect
animals prefer _____ to food/sex?
cocaine
what is freebased cocaine from cracks
crack cocaine takes the HCL and mixed with baking soda
removes the HCL
evaporates the liquid from cracked cocaine
crack requires ??
lower doses
is crack cocaine more dangerous than regular cocaine?
yes
how is crack usually consumed?
smoked
cocaine prevents ???
dopamine reuptake
cocaine is a
dopamine reuptake inhibitor
where was amphetamine used
world war 2 for agression
lower dose of amphetamine for?
decongesting nose
higher dose of amphetamine for?
higher dose for increasing endurance and agression
high doses of amphetamine induces?
euphoria (stimulates dopamine release) and produces psychosis
hyper-stimulate the sympathetic nervous system “fight or flight” (aggression)
amphetamine extracted using?
Coca Cola (acid in coke makes it soluble in water)
amphetamine used to treat ??
depression
what was speed freaks
people take it and become agressive and psychotic (ppl were scared of amphetamine users)
symptoms of amphetamine psychosis?
extreme aggression, eyes and hearing hallucinations and paranoid psychosis
when did methamohetamine made a comeback?
1990s ?
what makes methamphetamine
pseudoephedrine
meth is a ???
potent vasoconstrictor (dries up runny nose and constricts the blood flow)
shuts off blood supply un gums from what ??
meth teeth
what is meth face
blood constricted in face and causes skin to die
causes sores
what is opiates derived from
poppy latex (opium poppy)
heroin was sold as a ??
non-addictive cough suppressant
how is heroin consumed
usually injected
what is the most common medicinal opiate?
codeine
oxycontin is ???
hillbilly heroin
what are important painkillers?
opiates
why are many doctors are reluctant to use opiates for terminal patients?
chronic pain
hallucinogens are ??
serotonin agonists
magic mushrooms contain
psilocybin
ergot in witchcraft?
hallucinating and make weird noises speaking in tongues
ergotamine can be converted to
lysergic acid
atropine was used in ??
surgery for paralyzed digestive systemw
what is hyoscine?
scopolamine (truth serum)
fentanyl was the first ??
designer drug and is also an industrial strength
why did fentanyl addicts die from overdose??
potency was too high and easy to make a mistake to overdose
lethal dosages of fentanyl is smaller than ??
heroin
what is a designer version of fentanyl?
W-18
counterfeit opioids are cheaper to ??
make (prescription lipids difficult/expensive)
why is fentanyl so dangerous?
doses are extremely small
use of fillers make measurements ______ ?
easier because dilute the drug in a filler
drug fillers are _____?
powders (sloppy drugs makes dangerous drugs)
MDMA is ??
truth serum
ecstasy became illegal in ??
1988
symptoms of euphoria?
Reduced inhibitions, sexuality, lack of judgement, Hyperthemia,
Liver, kidney, heart failure and death
ecstasy tabs are not very ___
pure
additives to _________?
ecstacy tabs
ecstasy tabs ex?
ketamine, GHB, methamphetamine
many tabs don’t contain ______
ecstasy
predatory drugs ??
ecstasy, GHB, ketamine, rohypnol (increases sexual)
test kits are reliable or no?
reliable but have to be careful (buyer’s beware)
khat contains
cathinone
khat leaves chewed as ??
stimulant
khat high dose causes»_space;
aggression
side effects of khat
dehydration, weightless, addictive, hallucinations and psychosis
what cause psychosis ??
khat crystaks and bath salts
demerol is ??
systematic pain killer
MPPP is ??
deisgner version of demerol
what was the culprit of case of frozen addicts??
sloppy chem
can drugs make you smarter?
no but drug exists: iodine
about ____% dont get enough
20
drugs for narcolepsy keeps you ??
awake
people use _____ and ____ as stimulants?
caffeine and nicotine
ritalin improves?
behaviour and ADHD
effects of vitamin drugs (for smarters) are ??
emotional not cognitive
counterfeit drugs are a _____
$100 billion market
