Posts Tagged ‘drugs’
GHB, Rave and Club Drugs – Educational Anti-Drug Video PSA
GHB, Rave and Club Drugs; When: 3/4/2005; Sponsor: MCTFT; This hour-long training telecast will explore the illicit world of GHB (Gamma-hydroxybutyrate) drug trafficking, use and abuse. GHB is classified as a sedative-hypnotic and/or a central nervous system depressant. It produces euphoria, intoxication and hallucinations with alcohol like effects. Because it produces such a rapid progression from drowsiness to sleep, it is often used as a “date-rape” drug. The program will focus on GHB trafficking, “date-rape” case studies, and GHB on the Internet. It will also cover the use, abuse, addiction and the pharmacological effects of the drug and what law enforcement officers need to know to recognize the indicators that a suspect is high on GHB. The program will also include a segment on Rave and Club Drugs — particularly Ecstasy — how to recognize the indicators and hear one mother’s story of how an experiment with Ecstasy cost her high school son his life. Program Panelists: Scott Albrecht; DEA Special Agent, Tampa, FL Office; Trinka Porrata; Retired Los Angeles Police Department Narcotics Detective; Target Audience: Primary target audiences for this program will include law enforcement officials, drug prevention specialists, Drug-Free Communities Act grantees, Safe and Drug-Free Schools coordinators, educators, administrators, counselors, treatment providers, drug court members, policy makers, business leaders, coalition volunteers, drug demand reduction coordinators …
The latest digital addiction. Will the iPod be the new bong? In a recent article the spokesperson for the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs is quoted as saying that “if you have a kid wanting to explore this, you probably have a kid that may end up smoking marijuana or looking for bigger things.” PSA for i-Dosing and i-Doser Beware of songs like Hands of God, Gates of Hades, Nitrous, Quick Happy… Created by Jonathan Nafarrete End song by Fortnight Arts and Kraphts Galleries
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Drugs On The Internet – Educational Documentary Video
Drugs On The Internet – Educational Documentary Video. Courtesy of US Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Center for Mental Health Services Center for Substance Abuse Prevention Center for Substance Abuse Treatment. Computers seem to have taken over many aspects of our lives. We rely on them to do dozens of everyday tasks… think of what life would be like without them! Those involved in the drug trade also use computers. A click of the mouse is all it takes these days to buy drugs on the internet, get information about particular drugs, or commit identity theft. No one is immune from becoming a victim. Identity theft is spreading as fast as a computer virus — and infecting our lives with a whole new breed of crime. To fund their drug habits, users are stealing identities and ruining lives. As methamphetamine moves across the country, identity theft related to it also spreads. Since their energy levels are high, meth users are perfect for the tedious work related to identity theft. Law enforcement needs to learn how to fight this new type high-tech of drug-related crime. And thats not the only drug crime thats seeping into cyberspace. Illegal pharmacies are popping up all over the place, offering all types of prescription drugs… just check your email inbox. It’s a never-ending battle to get rid of these things, as the DEA takes one down, another one appears. Find out how to tell the difference between a …
