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ALABAMA NATIONAL GUARD DRUG DEMAND REDUCTION UNIT BRIEFING. DRUG FREE – STARTS WITH ME! ALNG DRUG DEMAND REDUCTION SMSgt Dave Peterson. The Adjutant General’s Substance Abuse Policy. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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ALABAMANATIONAL GUARD
DRUG DEMAND REDUCTIONUNIT BRIEFING
DRUG FREE – STARTS WITH ME!
ALNG DRUG DEMAND REDUCTION SMSgt Dave Peterson
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The Adjutant General’s Substance Abuse Policy
• Substance abuse, alcohol and drugs, is considered serious misconduct and is not compatible with military service.
• The Alabama National Guard is firmly committed to eliminating substance abuse by its members.
• Random drug testing is an important tool for preventing substance abuse and determining readiness of soldiers and airmen.
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Drug Testing
• Every unit will conduct no less than 4 drug tests per year.
• All General Officers, AGR personnel, MPs, Aviation personnel and members that routinely carry a weapon will be mandatorily drug tested once each year.
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CNSS:
(CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS)
COCAINE, CRACK, METH, ICE, EPHEDRINE, RITALIN, ADDERALL
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HALLUCINOGENS:
ECSTASY, LSD, MUSHROOMS, TOADS, HERBAL ECSTASY
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OPIATES:
OPIUM, MORPHINE, HEROIN, VICODIN, METHADONE, OXYCODONE, OXYCONTIN
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MARIJUANA: CANNABIS, MARINOL, HASHISH
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ALCOHOL:
BEER, LIQUOR, MOONSHINE
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CNSD: (CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS)
GHB, ROHYPINOL, XANAX, BARBS
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PCP: PHENCYCLIDINE, KETAMINE
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INHALANTS: AEROSOLS, SOLVENTS, GASES
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Emerging Trends
Spice, K2, Spark, Genie, Yucatan (Synthetic Cannabinoids)
Ivory Wave (“Bath Salts” or “Plant Food”)
•Salvia Divinorum
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CAREER CRASHERS!Testing positive for drugs is a sure way to wreck your
military career. Consider the facts presented for the following abused drugs and ask yourself,
“Is it worth jeopardizing my future?”
•Cocaine
•Methamphetamine
•Marijuana
•Prescription Drugs
•Synthetic Drugs
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Short-lived fantasy high,long lasting real-life
nightmare.
COCAINE AND CRACK
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COCAINE/CRACK
What’s the difference?• Cocaine is the powdered form
of the drug, usually sniffed up the nose, but sometimes diluted & injected into a vein.
• Crack is made from Cocaine. With other ingredients added to make the rock form.
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SOME OF COCAINE’S EFFECTS
•Irregular heart rhythm & altered blood pressure.
•Lost control of bowels and bladder.
•Heart infection or attack; sudden death.
•Brain infections, strokes, seizures & coma.
•Infertility in both
sexes; birth defects.
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• Added Danger. Mixing cocaine and alcohol causes a complex chemical interaction within the body.
• The human liver combines cocaine and alcohol to manufacture a third substance, cocaethylene, which intensifies cocaine's euphoric effects and increases the possibility sudden death.
COCAINE’S EFFECTS
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COCAINE/CRACK
“It won’t happen to me,” you say?
• In a recent year over 165,000 emergency room visits were due to cocaine use.
• In that year, over 4500 users died from cocaine, not including those murdered for using or selling it.
• Up to 75% of people who try cocaine will become addicted to it. Only 1 out of 4 who try to quit will be able to without help.
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CRACK KILLS
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REHAB
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CRYSTAL, CRANK, SPEED, ICE – TROUBLE BY WHATEVER NAME
METHAMPHETAMINE
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Ephedrine Reduction: Method – Ogata”• The most popular method by far
– accessibility of chemicals– easy to manufacture
• Chemicals needed– Ephedrine or pseudo, red phosphorus,
hydriodic acid (iodine crystals), sodium hydroxide, organic solvents (ether, Freon, acetone), and hydrogen chloride gas (sulfuric acid and salt)
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Ephedrine Reduction – Birch – Nazi Method
• Fastest Growing in popularity– Predominately in the Mid-West
• Chemicals Needed– Ephedrine or pseudo, anhydrous
ammonia, sodium or lithium metal, sodium hydroxide, organic solvents (ether, camping fuel, acetone), and hydrogen chloride gas (sulfuric acid and salt)
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METH USE & EFFECTS• Meth may be smoked, snorted,
injected or swallowed.• Users may feel euphoric for awhile,
but also become worked up and agitated for up to 12 hours.
• Sudden and dramatic mood shifts occur.
• Users have become violent and dangerous when “tweaking” on meth.
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MORE METH EFFECTS• Ruins abusers’ health. • Causes brain, heart, and kidney damage,
among other physical effects.• Quickly ruins a heavy user’s appearance.• Lack of sleep and nutrition and the effects
of the toxic chemicals in the drug ruin the complexion, and waste away the body.
• Check out this website to SEE the effects! www.facesofmeth.us/main.htm
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OTHER METH OBSERVATIONS
• Under the influence of meth, users feel "wired" and edgy.
• They are often unpredictable, acting friendly and sociable, and then suddenly lashing out in suspicion and violence.
• Many users compulsively repeat meaningless tasks for hours or pick at imaginary bugs on their skin until it bleeds.
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Urine or Recycled Meth ?
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Would you choose to be on a dangerous mission with a guy
that’s stoned?
MARIJUANA
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WHAT IS MARIJUANA?Marijuana is a green or gray
mixture of dried, shredded leaves, stems, seeds, and flowers of the hemp plant Cannabis Sativa. It has a very distinct, strong, sweet odor when burned.
It is the most commonly used illegal It is the most commonly used illegal drug.drug.
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MARIJUANA IN THE BRAIN
• Main active chemical is Delta-9-THC (tetra-hydro-cannabinol)
• THC affects nerve cells in the hippocampus of the brain, which controls learning and memory.
• Senses and motivations are also affected by THC in this partof the brain.
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BUT IT’S NATURAL!
Yes, so is poison ivy – but you wouldn’t want to smoke that!Marijuana’s “natural” smoke contains
3-5 times as much of tobacco’s cancer-causing toxins.
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LONG-TERM EFFECTS OF USING MARIJUANA
Increased risk of lung or oral cancer. Weakened immune system. Damage to the reproductive system
and infertility in both sexes (decreased estrogen and sperm count, & menstrual irregularities).
Miscarriage or brain damage to fetuses.
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Legal when used as PRESCRIBED and
directed by Physicians.
PRESCRIPTION DRUGS
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PRESCRIPTION DRUGS
• The nonmedical use or abuse of prescription drugs is a serious and growing public health problem in the U.S.
• Prescription drugs are legal – but only if you have a prescription for them.
• Doctors write prescriptions based on health conditions, body size and other factors. Using them without a prescription (or letting someone else use them) is illegal and dangerous.
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All specimens collected for military drug tests will now be tested for prescription drug abuse.
Unit members need to be drug-free to be most effective in accomplishing our missions.
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SYNTHETIC DRUGS SPICE
Sold as organic incenseLaced w/ “synthetic marijuana” (HU-210, JWH-018)
HU-210 is a Schedule 1 controlled substanceBoth contains psychoactive chemicals
Commonly smoked in pipes or cigarsSold thru Internet, local “head shops”, etc
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BATH SALTS
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POSITIVEmental and physical stimulation, euphoria, mood lift, feelings of empathy, openness, increase in sociability, desire to talk with others, pleasurable rushing, sense of being sped up NEUTRALgeneral change in consciousness (as with most psychoactives), decreased appetite, pupil dilation, unusual body sensations (facial flushing, chills, goosebumps, body energy), change in body temperature regulation, sweating , increase in heart rate and blood pressure
NEGATIVE(likelihood of negative side effects increases with higher doses) strong desire to re-dose, craving to recapture initial euphoric rush, uncomfortable changes in body temperature (sweating/chills), heart palpitations, sense of racing heart, impaired short term memory, insomnia, tightened jaw muscles, grinding teeth, muscle twitching, nystagmus dizziness, light headedness, vertigo, a couple of reports include serious vasoconstriction when insufflated: pain and swelling in nose and throat, sinusitis
Ivory Way Effects:
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An herb in the mint familyA species of sage
Used for its psychoactive effects
Green leaves
Dried leaves
Extract
Salvia Divinorum
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POSITIVEshort duration (when smoked), radical perspective shifting, increase in sensual and aesthetic appreciationcreative dreamlike experience, insight into personal issues
NEUTRALpowerful closed- and open-eye visuals, general change in consciousness (as with most psychoactive) altered perceptions, change in body temperature, flushing sensation of physical push, pressure, or wind, sensation of entering or perceiving other dimensions, alternate realities feeling of 'presence' or entity contact, dissociation at high doses, walking or standing
NEGATIVEoverly-intense experiences, fear, terror and panic, increased perspiration, possible difficulty integrating experiences higher doses can cause inability to control muscles and maintain balance: falls are reported. mild to moderate headache, usually starting after effects wear off
Effects:
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QUESTIONS?