Teen Trends
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(not all are new)
Teen Trends
Updated 2/3/15
 D.A.R.E. Officer Adam Gongwer
 12 years with Ontario Police (Ohio)
 7 years as SRO
 HNT Member (2006)
 DARE Class #61 (2009)
 2nd V.P. 2014-2016
Ohio SRO Assoc. (OSROA.org)
 Previous Experience:
JV Corrections Officer
Youth Minister
 Family:
4 Kids (7, 15, 15, 18)
Married 23 years
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2014
Brain teaser
• What can you add
to a box to make
it lighter?
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Today’s Goals:
• Expand your thinking
• What are you seeing/hearing?
• Get Teachers to be an extra set of eyes
• Do you have kids/nieces/nephews….
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Research Chemicals
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Research Chemicals
• The U.S. currently has no legislation which
explicitly identifies individual research
chemicals as scheduled
• However the term ‘Research Chemical’
was specifically applied in an attempt to
avoid prosecution under the Federal
Analog Act…
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Research Chemicals
• Since a majority of research chemicals
bear some functional and structural
similarity to a scheduled chemical, they
could theoretically be considered to be
scheduled provided that intent for human
consumption can be demonstrated.
Precedent has already been set that
vendors of research chemicals may be
contravening this law
www.drugs-forum.com/forum/showwiki.php?title=Category:Research_Chemicals
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Synthetic Drugs
• Welcome to Kimschemicals.com!
• We produce first grade chemicals to serve
your every need. This ranges from
personal use to industrial use
• Send us a text message with your order…
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Synthetic Drugs
www.drugs-forum.com/forum/showwiki.php?title=Category:Research_Chemicals
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Synthetic Drugs
(Research Chemicals)
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Synthetic Drugs
• The past 2 years have been characterized
by increasing diversity of products, as
manufacturers of new psychoactive
substances adapt products almost endlessly
• "The variety, the changing physical forms
& the constant modifications in labeling
make it difficult for law enforcement … to
identify new psychoactive substances."
www.unodc.org/unodc/en/frontpage/2012/November/tracking-designer-drugslegal-highs-and-bath-salts.html
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25-I (Toledo, OH)
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University of Toledo
Dec 19th, 2012
9:00pm
Winter Break
• Josiah Galat, 20, of Mansfield
• Classmate Erik Littleton, 19, of Detroit
• Alexander Vogel, 18, of Toledo
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www.toledoblade.com
25-I (Toledo, OH)
• “Galat & Littleton had reason to be there.
They were staying there, they had IDs,
and had checked in, and had a dispute,”
said Larry Burns, VP for external affairs
• The two men, who elected to stay on
campus during winter break, had been
roommates at the residence hall since
Saturday
• Littleton signed in Vogel in the AM
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25-I (Toledo, OH)
• At 9:02 p.m., a 911 call was made by a
person who had no part in the incident and
reported a “person down,” reports indicate
• Police arrived at the hall at 9:06 p.m., and
found Littleton four minutes later in a
“bloody state” outside the building, Chief
Newton said
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25-I (Toledo, OH)
• Fight broke out in a second-floor stairwell
• Galat was stabbed on the left & right sides
of his neck, died outside dorm
• Galat had defense wounds on his body
• Galat’s roommate, Littleton, suffered
several stab wounds, unable to speak
• The only knife used in the stabbing listed
as a “hunting knife”
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25-I (Toledo, OH)
• Vogel was found naked and agitated in the
hallway. He was taken to a hospital, then
arrested on a disorderly conduct charge
• Summons said he was "screaming and
yelling things" about being in pain and
causing himself physical harm
• He was not responsive to officers'
questions about what was wrong or
whether he could put clothes on
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25-I (Toledo, OH)
• toxicology report showed Galat had 25i,
similar to LSD, in his system
• Unknown if Vogel or Littleton were under
the influence of 25i during the incident
• no other reports of 25i use on campus, &
appears to be fairly new
• Not yet regulated, 25i linked in other states
to a handful of overdose deaths
• Littleton has not been charged
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25-I (Houston, TX)
• It started with hallucinations and quickly
turned violent. Kevin Schoolmeyer was
driving home from a party in June when
the 21-year-old started to hit his friend
sitting in the passenger seat.
• Suddenly, his limbs began to flail around,
he punched the console and started
ripping accessories from the vehicle's
interior, shortly after that, he died.
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25-I (Houston, TX)
• Schoolmeyer's was the first case. The
following month a 15-year-old Houston girl
also returning home from a party with a
friend said she felt sick before her arms
and legs began thrashing around.
• About 30 minutes later, she was dead.
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25-I (Houston, TX)
• Authorities believe what killed these two
young people is the newest designer drug
hitting Houston's streets: 25i.
• The blandly named drug is a synthetic
chemical substance that acts as
psychedelic hallucinogenic, similar to LSD
and ecstasy
www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Dangerous-designer-drughits-the-streets-3886068.php
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25-I (New Orleans, LA)
• after a night drinking vodka-Red Bulls at a
2012 Voodoo Festival in City Park
• A stranger, wanting to repay 21-year-old
Clayton Otwell for helping find his cell
phone, offered Otwell a free dose of 25-i, a
new synthetic hallucinogenic drug
• The stranger plopped a single drop from a
vial into Otwell's nose
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25-I (New Orleans, LA)
• Otwell immediately started babbling
incoherently
• within 30 minutes, he had a seizure and
never regained consciousness
• Taken to Tulane University Hospital, he
was placed on life support Saturday night;
he died Tuesday
www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/2012/11/21-yearold_dies_after_one_dro.html
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2C-i (Smiles)
• 2C family of drugs, a group of closely
related molecules, psychedelic effects.
• discovered by chemist and synthetic-drug
guru Alexander Shulgin, who published
the formulas of psychoactive drugs in his
book "PiHKAL: A Chemical Love Story."
• As of July 2012, the DEA classifies 2C-I as
a Schedule I controlled substance
www.foxnews.com/health/2012/09/24/latest-designer-drug-called-mileslinked-to-teen-deaths
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2C-i (Smiles)
• Usually sold in powder form
• can also be taken as a tablet
• Users often mix the powder form with a
stabilizing substance, such as chocolate or
candy, before ingesting
• effects include auditory and visual
hallucinations, along with feelings of
giddiness, relaxation and empathy.
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2C-i (Smiles)
• a short-acting synthetic psychedelic. It
gained some popularity in Europe and the
U.S. between 2001 and 2005.
• Apr 24, 2013 - confusion exists between
2C-I and 2C-I-NBOMe (also called 25INBOMe) which are different drugs. 25INBOMe is a newer, and more potent
chemical which has led to several deaths
when snorted.
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www.erowid.org/chemicals/2ci/
2C-i (Smiles)
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increase heart rate
can cause the heart to beat out of rhythm
can be fatal.
nausea and vomiting
some users experience "bad trips," which
can include terrifying hallucinations and
feelings of fear and panic
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2C-i (Smiles)
• Witnesses described the 17-year-old boy
as "shaking, growling, foaming at the
mouth." Soon after, he "started to smash
his head against the ground" and began
acting "possessed," according to a
witness. Two hours later, he had stopped
breathing
shine.yahoo.com/healthy-living/2c-smiles-killer-drug-every-parentknow-234200299.html
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Bath Salts
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Bath Salts
• Bath salts are put in humidifiers at
parties. Some teens might not even
realize what they are inhaling
(Columbus, Ohio)
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Bath Salts & Teens
• 0.8% (8th graders)
• 0.6% (10th graders)
• 1.3% (12th graders)
Out of 40,000-50,000 surveys nationwide
www.monitoringthefuture.org/pressreleases/12drugpr_complete.pdf
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Synthetics Marketing
• Russian web site selling bath salts:
– removes scratches from an
– iPod
– cell phone
– iPad
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Synthetic Marijuana & Teens
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Synthetic Marijuana & Teens
• 4.4% (8th graders)
• 8.8% (10th graders)
• 11.3% (12th graders)
Out of 40,000-50,000 surveys nationwide
www.monitoringthefuture.org/pressreleases/12drugpr_complete.pdf
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2010
2011
2012
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Officer George “Pat”Willis
Lake County Narcotics Agency - Retired
Death Grip (Synthetic)
• Kids are having seizures smoking this
brand
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Marijuana & Teens
• After four straight years of increasing use
among teens, annual marijuana use
showed no further increase in any of the
three grades surveyed in 2012
• 11% (8th graders)
• 28% (10th graders)
• 36% (12th graders)
www.monitoringthefuture.org/pressreleases/12drugpr_complete.pdf
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Inhaling THC
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Heating Bulb
Glass table
Bowl of marijuana
Glass straw to breathe in THC
• Immediate high
• No residual “smoking” odor
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Heating, not burning
• heating cannabis to 180°C and 200°C,
• vaporize the cannabinoids
that reside on the trichomes
while simultaneously avoiding
combustion (230°C +)
– releases substantially more amounts of THC
(produces no measurable amounts of benzene,
toluene, & naphthalene when smoked)
– Reductions in carbon monoxide and tar
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therealweedheads.blogspot.com/2011/06/what-is-vaporization.html
Dabs (Marijuana)
• form of marijuana
• concentrated to look
like honey or wax
• slang terms such as
Butane Honey Oil,
BHO, Wax, Budder,
Amber or Ear Wax
OFC. Jermaine Galloway
Jermaine@tallcopsaysstop.com
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Dabs (THC Extraction)
• butane and tubing filled with marijuana
buds to extract the THC oils
• THC oil drips into a non-stick dish, then
the individual burns off the remainder of
the butane using heat. The finished
product has a honey or waxy appearance
• Or, using isopropyl alcohol (or ISO)
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Dabs (THC oil) Vapor Pens
• THC level in Dab oil: 70-90% THC
• uses a more specific bong or pipe
• adapters available for a standard bong to
make it usable for Dabs
• devices similar to e-cigarettes that are
specific to Dabs and oils (Vapes)
• “Crown”-tremors, nausea, and feeling as if
their skin was on fire.
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Candy Weed (THC oil)
• Pot ground into fine powder
• Heat in vegetable oil (hour), pass through
cheesecloth to remove solids
• Mixed with sugar, water, corn syrup
• Smoked or eaten
– St. Louis County Crime Lab
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Kratom
• The drug is made from
the leaves of trees
that grow in Southeast Asia
• pill or powder (stir into a beverage)
• small doses, it acts as a stimulant
• higher doses, it becomes a sedative
• showing up in ER: symptoms similar to
heroin withdrawal
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wkyc.com/story/news/investigations/2014/02/26/kratom/5844621/
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Rx Problem
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Rx Problem
• Easier to obtain
• Cheaper
• “Think” less risk for O.D.
• In 2010, nearly 60 percent of the drug overdose deaths
(22,134) involved pharmaceutical drugs. Opioid
analgesics (oxycodone, hydrocodone, and methadone),
were involved in about 3 of every 4 pharmaceutical
OD’s, confirming the predominant role opioid analgesics
play in drug overdose deaths. (CDC.gov)
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Rx Abuse
• In 2012, the Monitoring the Future study
reported that 14.8% of high school seniors
used a Rx not prescribed for them or for
nonmedical reasons in the past year.
• after marijuana, Rx and over-the-counter
medications account for most of the top
drugs abused by 12th graders in the past
year (Adderall and Vicodin most popular)
teens.drugabuse.gov/our-projects/peerx
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Skittling (Skittle Party)
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one person will get a hand full of pills
(aka Pharm, salad, Trail Mixing)
mixed colors looks like Skittles
Usually about
10 - 15 pills
death (overdose)
breathing problems
allergic reactions
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Parachuting
• Crush foul-tasting pill, or other substance
• Wrap it up in a tissue and swallow it
• Tissue eventually dissolves
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Undercover
• “Peggy”, Cleveland, TX (2 years)
• “I would see more kids in the hallways,
right in front of teachers, on the water
fountain, just popping pills. And it just
seemed like no else was paying attention,”
she said. “To me, it was very obvious. You
could see it on these kids, their eyes were
red, it was crazy to me.”
• www.khou.com/news/Undercover-officer-says-drugs-are-prevalentin-schools-170456136.html
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Protein Supplements/Steroids
• Males:
– 35% protein powders or shakes
– 10% other muscle-enhancing supplements
– 6% used steroids like testosterone
• Females
– 21% protein powders
– 5.5% other muscle enhancers
– 5% used steroids
• cbsnews.com/8301-204_162-57551862/young-teens-turning-toprotein-powders-steroids-to-bulk-up-survey
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Drugs in School
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Drugs in School
• Students snorting
powderized pills off
fingers in class
• Smash pills with cell
phone back/iPod & snort
in restrooms
• Pills in make-up cases,
gum/mint containers
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Drugs in School
• School building:
– Secret pockets sewn into hoodies or pants
– Top inside of locker, small ledge above door
• Cars in High School parking lot:
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Inside door panel
Pull down headliner above visor
Pull off temp control in dashboard
Secret compartment in center console
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Drugs in School
• Students stealing
chemistry equipment
to make bongs
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Drugs in School
• Found in unusual places:
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Foil
Straws
Q-tips
Cotton balls
Cigarette Filters
Broken pens, pen shafts
Rolled up papers
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Drugs in School
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“Out of it”
Chin resting on sternum during class
Constantly “dipping” during class
Going to car in parking lot for “homework” or books
• Cars:
– If you notice a student’s car that keeps getting more
and more dents and scratches (impaired driving)
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Drugs in School
• Students using apple
bongs (eat later)
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Concealment Containers
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Hidden in Plain Sight
• Parent Night?
• Teenager’s Bedroom
• Over 150 items
– Substance abuse
– Underage drinking
– Sexual activity
– And more
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Code language
• From M.S. Principal Weirich:
• “If you hear any conversations regarding a
"fruit stand," they are referencing the sale
of drugs. Their supply consists of names
of fruits, each representing a different
drug. Blueberry, pineapple, and
watermelon are the most frequently used
names. Banana references money”.
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Passing a Drug Test
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http://www.testclear.com/
Powdered urine
1-10 day detox products
Shampoo for cleaning hair before tests
Even have infidelity test kits….
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Passing a Drug Test
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Heroin & Youth
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Heroin & Youth
• some youth reportedly experimenting with
this drug even before alcohol
Black tar heroin is cheap, easy for kids to
obtain, provides a powerful high
• Today’s heroin is 15 times more pure than
heroin of the ‘70’s
• It is also viewed by today’s youth quite
differently than in the past.
www.drugfreeactionalliance.org/know-to-talk-about-heroin
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Heroin & Youth
• JV Judge in Cleveland has seen cases
where 11 or 12 year old kids have used
heroin. Average age around 17 years old.
WKYC, Cleveland “Heroin” broadcast 4/2013
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Heroin (precipitators)
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Significant trauma or abuse when young
Rx use
Impairment
Pot (Age 12 on average)
WKYC, Cleveland “Heroin” broadcast 4/2013
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Heroin (Signs)
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Stealing from Family
Pawning items
Domestic Violence increase
Missing Pills
Missing Foil or Cotton Balls
Nodding off during the day, constantly
Parents that deny the above….
WKYC, Cleveland “Heroin” broadcast 4/2013
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Heroin (not just a needle)
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“Buttons” or “Beans”
– Heroin in a pill form
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“Monkey Juice”
– Mixing liquid heroin with Visine or other
saline solution. 2 drops in eye for rapid high.
WKYC, Cleveland “Heroin” broadcast 4/2013
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Heroin (Visine Bottle)
• Q: “The guy sold me a visine bottle (eye drops) of heroin.
Ive never seen it like that he said to put it in my nose and
squeez it. Has anybody else every seen this method?
Ive never done heroin but the liquid smells like vinegar.
is that a good or bad sign?”
• A: “if it has a reddish dark brown color it is black tar
diluted tincture you can pour it in a pan to dry if you want
to smoke even. Black tar taste like a vinegary BBQ
sauce but very bitter but addicts love that taste”
www.topix.com/forum/drug
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Heroin (Nasal Spray)
• “get a syringe, remove the needle from it,
and use that to spray it up into your nasal
cavity slowly. The goal is to let it absorb in
your nasal cavity, not in your stomach
after it drips down. This method of dosing
has been termed "Shebanging" by local
addicts.”
www.drugs-forum.com
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Cheese (Black Tar Heroin+Tylenol PM)
• The New Teenage Heroin Market
• Cheese, Chees, Cheez, Chez, Chz,
Queso, Keso, Kso…(look for these in text messages)
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Cheese (Black Tar Heroin+Tylenol PM)
• Symptoms:
– Drowsiness and Lethargy, Euphoria
– Excessive Thirst
– Disorientation
– Sleepiness and Hunger
– Sudden change in grades & friends
– To keep the high, users need to snort it up to
15 times a day - along with a potentially lethal
dosage of acetaminophen.
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www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/cheap-deadly-cheesemix-heroin-crushed-tylenol-pm-aimed-kids-article-1.191997
Meth Labs (One-Pot)
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Meth Labs (One-Pot)
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Increase in “One-Pot” Meth Labs
All ingredients in plastic bottle
car or a even restroom
can create a liquid fire
mansfieldnewsjournal.com, Written by Lou Whitmire
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Meth Labs (One-Pot)
• including ammonia, ether, batteries that
are torn or peeled to expose lithium, and
products containing pseudoephedrine,
such as sinus medication
• The strong smell of ammonia or cleaning
products is a tip-off — any type of strong
chemical smell
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Meth Labs (One-Pot)
• tubing coming from containers like a
plastic pop bottle, mason jar
• Coleman fuel, gasoline containers
• five-gallon bucket
• glass containers (could be lethal shrapnel)
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Meth Labs (One-Pot)
• A large amount of trash
• massive amounts of plastic soda bottles,
duct tape, coffee filters and sandwich bags
• If coffee filters have red stains, should
raise red flags.
• Landlords and neighbors can look for
several unusual products in bulk, including
drain cleaners, cold packs, paint thinner
and propane.
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Meth Labs (One-Pot)
• Unexplained tooth decay over a short
period of time, especially in teenagers
• Red sores on the body
• irritable, confused, anxious, paranoid and
aggressive
• appetite suppressant, users appear skinny
or malnourished
• Sleep deprivation
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Caffeine Drinks
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Caffeine Drinks
• Researchers have discovered a link
between abuse of highly caffeinated
energy drinks & drug abuse that has some
calling energy drinks a “gateway drug.”
• The popularity of caffeine-laced energy
drinks has led to growing caffeine abuse
among young people
www.transitionsrecovery.com/blog/
drug-info/researchers-calling-energy-drinks-a-gateway-drug
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Caffeine Drinks
• Researchers at Johns Hopkins University
in Baltimore have found that young people
who abuse energy drinks are more likely
to abuse prescription drugs
• In a report just published in the journal
Drug and Alcohol Dependence, they also
expressed concern about the dangerous
effects of mixing energy drinks with
alcohol, a popular campus combination.
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Caffeine Drinks
• Poison-control centers report an increase in
calls concerning teen caffeine abuse over the
past few years
• 20,000+ Emergency Room visits annually
• A 2007 study by Wake Forest University found
that college students who drank energy drinks
mixed with alcohol were twice as likely to be
Injured
ride with an intoxicated driver
be taken / or take advantage of sexually
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Caffeine Powder
• The white, soft, powdery substance is
unregulated by the FDA and can be sprinkled on
food or mixed into a liquid.
• Single teaspoon = approx. 25 cups of coffee.
• Teens = no more than 100 mg daily
• (100 grams of “pure powder” for under $12)
– Increased heart rate/Uneven heart rhythm
– Headaches / Dizziness / Nausea /
Dehydration / Anxiety/ depression / Difficulty
sleeping / Tremors and seizures
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Caffeine Powder
• LAGRANGE, Ohio (CBS Cleveland) – A senior
at Keystone High School was found dead after
he ingested toxic amounts of caffeine powder.
• Stiner’s (18) death was a result of having toxic
levels of caffeine in his blood after ingesting the
powder. The overdose caused cardiac
arrhythmia and a seizure.
• About 1/16 of a teaspoon of the powder is equal
to one can of any high-powered caffeine drink.
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cleveland.cbslocal.com/2014/06/30/high-school-senior-dies-after-ingesting-toxic-amount-ofcaffeine-powder/
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Alcohol
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Alcohol
• Fast Food cup
• Beer
• Straw
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Alcohol (Enemas)
• Tampons are soaked in alcohol & then
inserted into one of two orifices
• Some girls have ended up in the hospital
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Alcohol
• Youtube videos- alcohol and dry ice or
Vodka and dry ice.
• It is a new trend and way to get extremely
‘crunked’ (crazy + drunk)
• The dry ice vaporizes the alcohol and you
inhale it
• association with Crunk Juice, a brand of
strong alcoholic beverage associated with
the music genre “Crunk” (Lil Jon, Hip Hop)
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Gummy Bears
• Gummy bears soaked in alcohol
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Gummy Bears
• “These things are strong. And the texture
had dramatically changed. It no longer had
the gummi chewiness—it was more like a
very firm Jell-O, and you could almost
slurp them. Yes, small, bear-shaped Jell-O
shots. They weren't quite "done" after
three days, though.”
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Gummy Bears
• “the sugar in the gummis adds to the
effect. It may also be because you're
holding the booze in your mouth longer as
you chew and explore the texture…They
were bigger, jigglier, and a bit smoother
going down…these don't taste like gummi
bears that happen to have booze in them.
No, they taste like vodka with gummi bear
flavoring”. gizmodo.com/tag/happy-hour
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Vodka Eyeballing
• It's the latest drinking fad on YouTube
• could cause blindness
• originated in the U.K., teens pouring vodka
directly into their eyes
• Some: more of a prank than a way to
become more intoxicated, I dare you…
• Vodka is 40 to 50 percent alcohol and can
burn and scar the cornea
foxnews.com/story/2010/05/26/eyeballing-fad-has-teens-pouring-vodka-into-eyes
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Vodka Eyeballing
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Powdered Alcohol
• Palcohol (concept isn't new)
• multiple patents filed on powdered
alcohols over the years
• General Foods Corp. in the 1970s says it
is made by “absorbing the ethanol onto
some sort of carbohydrate powder”
• weighs about an ounce / fit into any pocket
• powder should not be snorted
usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/04/21/newserpowdered-alcohol/7960361/
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Smoking Alcohol
• alcohol over dry ice in a thermos-type
bottle, inhale it directly using a straw
• alcohol is poured into a bottle, then
corked, the needle from a bicycle pump is
poked through the top of the cork.
Following this, air is pumped into the bottle
in order to vaporize the alcohol, with the
user then inhaling
• free-base the alcohol over a flame
www.forbes.com/sites/robertglatter/2013/06/21/the-dangers-ofsmoking-alcohol/
Teen Trends
Smoking Alcohol
• “drunkorexia’” some teens particularly
vulnerable, limit their calories
• rapid alcohol intoxication
• not metabolized by the liver, higher
strength & more potent effect as it enters
the bloodstream going directly to the brain
• much higher risk of an alcohol overdose
• No way to vomit out the excess…
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Smoking Alcohol
• no effective way to measure how much
alcohol you are consuming…drinker can’t
discern if they are inhaling the entire cup
or a few sips, as residual alcohol remains
in the bottle, often obscured by lingering
vapors
Teen Trends
Smoking Alcohol
• addictive potential of vaporizing alcohol.
The rapid & intense effect of vaporizing
alcohol–similar to the “quick hit” of
cocaine, cigarettes, & meth has
tremendous potential to reinforce the
addictive effects…greater abuse potential
Teen Trends
Smoking Alcohol
• New products to vaporize the alcohol,
such as the “Vaportini” have emerged on
the scene in the past 5 years. The product,
created in 2009, is sold legally in the US.
The manufacturer explains that the
Vaportini involves “no calories, no carbs,
no impurities and the effects of consuming
alcohol are immediately felt, making it
easier to responsibly imbibe.”
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Smoking Alcohol
• lead to bronchospasm
• drying effect respiratory tract passages
and nasal lining
• predispose individuals to a higher risk of
lung infections such as pneumonia, or
pneumonitis
• imagine just pouring a bottle of alcohol into
your lungs
• lead to a “burn” of the lining of the lung
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Vaporizor
• USB charges it
• Vaporize Liquid Marijuana
• As low as $19
vaporizerusa.net
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gotvape.com
Smoking Pills
• Pills contain
– Fillers
– Binding, Filling, Flow Agents (like plastics)
– other Excipients (inactive substance formulated with the active ingredients)
– “There are some excipients that are perfectly
safe to swallow because they aren't digested,
but those same excipients are toxic and can
kill you when you breathe it in a vaporous
form” … Product Specialist for a vitamin company
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Smoking Pills
• Oxy addicts smoke the pills by
heating them on a piece of tin
foil. The burning pills leave
long, black streaks down the
foil.
• “They always keep the foil,
always. If they can’t get any
Oxy and they get desperate,
they go back and re-smoke
those lines for quick fix.”
Detective Dave Ross
sdentertainer.com/news/oxycontin-epidemic-plagues-north-county-youth
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E-Cigs in School
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E-Cigs in School
• Electronic Cigarettes:
– No law restricting use/possession by youth (yet)
– Senator Sherrod Brown (and others) sent a letter to
the FDA April 16, 2013 requesting them to "deem
regulations to assert regulatory authority restricting the
sale, distribution and marketing of e-cigarettes and
other nicotine products to children and young adults."
– currently marketed as a smoking cessation aide (with
flavors which seem to be more appealing to youth)
– do not contain tobacco
– are still addicting due to the nicotine component
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E-Cigs in School
• Electronic Cigarettes:
– make sure school policy specifically states "a ban on
the use of e-cigarettes or products which contain
nicotine“
– E-cigarettes contain liquid nicotine which is vaporized.
Some may contain 18mg. of nicotine per 1 ml bottle of
e-juice. As a comparison, a traditional tobacco
cigarette contains approximately 12mg of nicotine.
– A lethal dose of nicotine to a small child can be as little
as 10mg where for an adult will normally be between
30 and 60mg.
www.cacyohio.com
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Hookah (Pen or Stick)
• Hookah tobacco is often flavored
– molasses, fruit pulp or honey
– additional flavors: coconut, fruit flavors, mint
or coffee. Sweetens the taste and aroma
• similiar to the e-cigarette
• contains nicotine
• Mini marts and gas stations
nrfocus.org/latest_topics/hookah-penssticks-not-for-kids/
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Hookah (Pen or Stick)
• look like nondescript writing pens or
asthma inhalers, lip-gloss, bullet-like
cylinders hanging on fat gold neck chains
• Portable pot vaporizers — called "vapes"
or "pocket hookahs" by users — are going
hand-in-hand with the proliferation of
electronic cigarettes and taking the
marijuana world by storm (vapor pens)
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denverpost.com/news/ci_24673588/pocket-hookahs-proliferate-young-marijuana-users-sources-say
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Choking Game
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Choking Game
• also known as
– Pass-out Game, Fainting Game, Dream Game
– Space Cowboy, Space monkey, Funky chicken
– blackout, flat liner
– Tingling, Scarf Game
– Suffocation Roulette
– California choke
– cloud nine
– purple hazing
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Choking Game
• intentionally cutting off oxygen to the brain
• inducing temporary fainting & euphoria
• two methods
– Strangulation
– self-induced hypocapnia
• hyperventilation (forced overbreathing) until
tingling, light-headedness or dizziness are felt,
followed by a breath-hold
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choking_game
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Choking Game
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Choking Game
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Marks or bruises on the neck, Bloodshot eyes
clothing that covers the neck (warm weather)
Confusion/disorientation after being alone
unusual items such as dog leashes, ropes, scarves,
bungee cords, and belts
Severe headaches, often frequent
Secretive behavior, irritability, hostility
Bleeding under the skin of the face and eyelids
Wear marks on furniture (bed posts, door knobs)
Linens/ropes tied around door knobs/furniture
The frequent need for privacy
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Press the Chest
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Stand up against wall
Another person presses their chest
eventually passes out from restricted blood flow
“…waiting for that euphoric 10 second high as
oxygen rushes back to the brain”
• Easily hidden from parents
today.com/id/8995984/ns/today/t/kids-are-passing-out-deadly-high/
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Scarfing
• a deadly form of sexual experimentation
• autoerotic asphyxiation
• cutting off the flow of oxygen to the brain
through hanging, strangulation, or
suffocation in order to increase feelings of
sexual pleasure while masturbating
• if person's self-rescue mechanism fails,
resulting in death by hanging
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Scarfing
• pornographic material used during
• fascination with ropes, knotted T-shirts or
any other device that can be constricted
around the neck particularly if they are
found hidden with pornographic material
• neck abrasions, bloodshot eyes, and
unusually excessive grogginess after
spending time alone
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT ”SCARFING”
By Walt Mueller
www.cpyu.org/Page.aspx?id=76696
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Inhalants in School
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Inhalants in School
• Can kill after first time trying (39%)
– Rapid pulse, irregular heart rate, low oxygen
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1,000+ everyday items
Chronic inhalant abuse = # of heroin users
1 in 7 8th Graders tried (monitoringthefuture.org)
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Inhalants in School
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Slurred Speech
Drunk, Dizzy or Dazed Appearance
Loss of coordination, disoriented
Unusual Breath odor
Chemical smell on clothing
Paint stains on face or hands
Red eyes, runny nose, Nausea & Vomiting
Nose bleeds, sores/rash around mouth
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Inhalants in School
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Hair Spray or Nail Polish Remover
Cleaning Fluids
Correction Fluid
Gasoline or Lighter Fluid
Glue, Rubber Cement, Super Glue
Paint, Spray Paint or Paint Thinner
Room Deodorizers
Markers, Sharpies, etc
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Inhalants in School
• Sgt. Jeff Williams, East Cleveland PD
• Son died 2 weeks after first exposure on
school bus
• Wife is a nurse
• Had a drug dog living in house
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Inhalants in School
• Sgt. Jeff Williams (Cont) signs to watch:
– Cans in bedroom
– upset stomach
– pain around mouth (tongue)
– change in behavior
– passing out
– chemical smell on mouth/clothes
– death
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Inhalants in School
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Gas on the shirt collar
White Out on fingernails
Readiwhip cans (locker, book bag)
Plastic or paper bags
latex balloons (Helium, gases)
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Passing out, no known medical
Unexplained death, especially teens
Multiple household products, no reason
Overuse of cologne or breath mints
Multiple cans of computer dust off
Used cans in car (plain view)
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Inhalants in School
• SSDS: Sudden Sniffing Death Syndorme
– “Don’t scare them to Death”
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Do not leave them alone
2 minutes, should be out of system
Keep area ventilated
Call 911 or CPR if unconscious
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Zannie
• FROM: Officer George "Pat" Willis
• ZANNIE Air Freshener
• February 11, 2013
– (some info not in his slides)
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Phenazepam
marketed as a relaxing air freshener
similar to Valium and
benzodiazepine drug
developed and produced in Russia (1975)
Finland (2003)
UK as a powder (2007)
US blotter prints (2010)
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Zannie
• Side Effects:
– hiccups, dizziness, loss of coordination,
drowsiness, and amnesia
– Abrupt stoppage following prolonged use
results in: restlessness, anxiety, insomnia,
seizures, convulsions, and death
• Death can easily occur if used along with
– CNS depressant drugs, opiates, alcohol, or
barbiturates
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Zannie
• Zannie Air Freshener sold on internet
• Light blue/green color liquid
• Sold on the street as yellow & white
tablets or white powder
• sprayed into mouth like a breath freshener
• Onset within 1 hr
• Effects may last several days
• Powerful, long-acting benzodiazepine
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Dumb stuff…
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drinking Hand Sanitizer?
• typical container of hand sanitizer gel
contains comparable alcohol to 5 shots of
hard liquor (using salt to separate gel)
• 2009-prison inmates
• Teens-mixing with Listerine to make a
strong minty cocktail
• Rubbing alcohol-toxic to nervous system
• Denatured alcohol-could be toxic
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chemistry.about.com/od/toxicchemicals/a/Can-You-Drink-Hand-Sanitizer.htm
Dramamine (Motion Sickness)
• Kids ending up in hospital
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DXM
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Kids tie string to cough syrup bottle
Swing around for 10 seconds
DXM separates to top
Drink straight DXM liquid
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DXM / Sizzurp
• Purple drank
• popular in the hip hop community
• prescription-strength cough
syrup containing codeine & promethazine
• mixed with ingredients such as Sprite
or Mountain Dew
• and pieces of Jolly Rancher candy
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wikipedia.org/wiki/Purple_drank
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Ring pop (Shroom Flecks)
• North Canton, OH
• $20 each
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Eyeball Licking
• Japanese teens: oculolinctus
• "eyeball licking" or "worming"
• bacterial infections:
– conjunctivitis (pink eye)
– Styes
– abscesses in lids and eye socket
• Blindness or corneal abrasions
• eye chlamydia
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music video by the Japanese
band Born, which features
eyeball licking. Time.com
syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2013/06/eyeball_licking_fad_among_teen.html
Eyeball Licking
• one concerned Japanese teacher ran into
two 6th grade students licking each others'
eyeballs in an equipment room. . .they
admitted it was popular in their class. His
independent survey of students: One-third
of the children admitted to eyeball licking.
• he saw up to 10 students at a time
wearing eye patches, which he realized
were hiding eye ailments.
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Eyeball Licking
• Time.com reported the fad has spread
across the globe, from Japan to the U.S.
Virgin Islands
• and is depicted in photos, cartoons and
videos on Tumblr and YouTube
newsfeed.time.com/2013/06/14/eyeball-licking-fetishisnt-just-disgusting-it-spreads-pink-eye-too/
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Snorting Smarties
• Crushed into powder
• Kids snorting “like cocaine” (or smoking)
• infections, chronic coughing, choking and
even maggots feeding off sugary dust in
your nose
• Some developing a “smoker’s cough” if
they blow out the powder like a “cloud”
• foxnews.com/story/2009/03/20/not-smarties-doctors-warndangers-in-kids-moking-sugary-candies/
• boston.cbslocal.com/2014/01/20/ri-school-warns-parentsabout-snorting-smarties-possible-nasal-maggots/
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Planking
• Planking.me (website) facedown, pointed
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Coning (Ice Cream)
• viral video prank
• order a soft-serve ice cream cone from a
drive-through
• grab the cone by the ice cream
• camera is strategically placed in car
• camera picks up the employee's reaction
• placed on YouTube, or other social media
• techopedia.com/definition/26854/coning
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Trunking
• there may not be enough room for
everyone to ride in the car or truck
• some states won't allow a teenager to
drive other teenagers around and some
parents won't allow it either
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Car Surfing
parentingclan.com/8-lethal-teenage-fads.html
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Milk Challenge
• Chug a gallon of milk
• Within 30 minutes
• Body rejects it
• Can also use a gallon of ice cream
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Cinnamon Challenge
• They say the challenge is simple, yet it's practically
impossible.
• 1 tablespoon of cinnamon and try to swallow it within 60
seconds without any water.
• Watch out for the dragon breath! IT BURNS!
• The Cinnamon Challenge can be dangerous and
shouldn't be taken lightly. You never want to purposely
or mistakenly inhale any subtances such as cinnamon.
• It's going to burn, you are going to cough.
• over 40,000 Cinnamon Challenge videos on
Youtube.com. (cinnamonchallenge.com)
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Cinnamon Challenge
• Watch out for the dragon breath!
– IT BURNS!
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Nutmeg
• Snorting it
• Hallucinations
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“Beezin” Burt’s Bees Wax
• Youtube
• applies a light layer of Burt’s Bees natural
lip balm wax on their eyelids
– adds to the experience of being drunk or high
– Others claim it helps keep them alert
• cause an immediate tingling or burning
sensation brought on by peppermint oil
• pink eye or a worse, …..on a cold sore before
putting it on their eyelids…..
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wxyz.com/news/beezin-trend-has-teens-using-burts-bees-wax-lip-balm-oneyelids-to-enhance-drug-alcohol-effects
Salt & Ice Challenge
• A challenge where you and some friends
pour salt on a body part (supposedly the
back of your hand)
• then adding ice to that area and seeing
who can last the longest
• Adding ice to the salt on a body part
causes a frostbite experience
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Salt & Ice Challenge
12-Year-Old Boy Badly Injured After Dangerous Game Burns Cross On Back
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Fire Challenge
• Popular on Facebook / Youtube
• Pour flammable liquid on body
– Perfume
– Alcohol
– Aerosol cans (burning hair off of body)
stlouis.cbslocal.com/2014/08/01/12-year-old-girl-suffers-severe-burns-taking-part-in-firechallenge-after-seeing-videos-on-facebook/
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Eraser Challenge
• Rub eraser on open skin
• Add hand sanitizer for extra burn
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Condom Challenge
• To "win," one must snort a condom up
one's nose and expel it through one's
mouth without choking to death
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Rainbow Sex Parties
Urban Myth/Legend?
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Cow Dung
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Cow Dung
• Faced with some of the world's strictest
anti-drug laws, some addicts in Malaysia
are sniffing fresh cow dung to get high.
• “The cow dung emits gases like sulphur,
and addicts sniff on these gasses to get
high.”
www.smh.com.au
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Cow Dung (Deaths)
• KANSAS CITY -- The widespread fad of
cow manure sniffing has claimed its first
lives: A pair of teenagers
• a male, 17 & girlfriend, 15, suffocated
when they attempted to enhance the
intoxicating effects of methane gas
released by the decaying feces by inhaling
it in a small, airtight meat locker
Weekly World News July 22, 1997
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Cow Dung (Deaths)
• Manure sniffing, or "snorting secondhand
grass," as aficionados call it, popularity
growing in the Midwest and South over the
past four years
• cheap high by plopping a bowl over a
fresh, steaming pile of cow manure,
sticking straws through the bottom of the
bowl and inhaling the methane gas
Weekly World News Mar 11, 2003
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Cow Dung (confirmed)
• Amish community in Ohio
• Called “Coning” (not the Ice Cream prank)
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Jenkem
• Jenkem is a purportedly hallucinogenic
inhalant created from fermented human
waste mixed with urine, baked in the sun
• In the mid-1990s, it was reported to be a
popular street drug among Zambian street
children (wikipedia)
• Snopes.com says it is a False Rumor in
US among teens….
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Techno Stuff
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Bitcoin
• OHS/SAIC Analyst Comment: Bitcoin is an
increasingly popular form of virtual
currency both inside and outside the
United States. There are no current
regulations for Bitcoin, and it can be used
to purchase illegal drugs online, for money
laundering, as payment for hacking
services, & for email-driven bomb threats
Teen Trends
businessinsider.com/silkroad-attackhyperdeflation-2013-5
Bitcoin
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Bitcoin
forbes.com/sites/andygreenberg
/2013/06/26/bitcoin-black-marketcompetition-heats-up-with-promarketing-and-millions-at-stake/
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Bitcoin
• Bitcoin club on the OSU campus
• benefits of a decentralized ‘cryptocurrency’
(controlled by individuals, not the banks)
• Several other universities have begun
similar initiatives under the College
Cryptocurrency Network
• The IRS has recently announced that
Bitcoin will be taxed as personal property
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Text abbreviations:
Menacing cases
• KYS = Kill yourself
• DB = Drink Bleach (& Die)
Drug & Alcohol cases
• 420 = Marijuana
• AFU = All F’d Up
• I&I = Intercourse & Inebriation
netlingo.com/acronyms.php
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LeetSpeak
• Leetspeak, or "leet" for short, is a type
of online jargon in which a computer
user replaces regular letters with other
keyboard characters to form words
phonetically
• Numbers and symbols often replace the
letters they resemble, so for example, the
term "leetspeak" could be written as
"!337$p34k“
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netlingo.com/word/leetspeak.php
Youth Apps/Websites
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Vine (looping videos)
Thumb (rate yourself/opinions)
Kik (messenger app) & Path (like facebook)
Omegle / Chatroulette / MeetMe (random)
Tinder (Blendr/Grindr/Down/Skout/Swoon/Pure) (some age 13+)
– You like their photo, if they like yours, then it connects you….
• Dropbox / Skydrive / iCloud (off-site)
• Yik Yak & Street Chat (connect users within certain mile radius)
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Annoying the teachers
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iPod apps: high pitched noise (older
teachers can’t hear it).
 “Mosquito ringtones”
 “High Frequency Noise”
 “Sound Grenade”
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What are you seeing?
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Questions?
• Download this powerpoint:
Sro101.com (click on downloads)
Officer Adam Gongwer
Ontario, Ohio Police
agongwer@ontpd.com
419-529-2115
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