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Recent Drug Trends
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Recent Drug Trends
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Alpha-PVP is chemically similar to
other synthetic cathinone drugs
popularly called "bath salts," and takes
the form of a white or pink, foulsmelling crystal that can be eaten,
snorted, injected, or vaporized in an ecigarette or similar device.
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Vaporizing, which sends the drug very
quickly into the bloodstream, may
make it particularly easy to overdose.
Like other drugs of this type, alpha-
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PVP can cause a condition called
"excited delirium" that involves
hyperstimulation, paranoia, and
hallucinations that can lead to violent
aggression and self-injury. The drug
has been linked to deaths by suicide
as well as heart attack. It can also
dangerously raise body temperature
and lead to kidney damage or kidney
failure.
“FLAKKA” aka Gravel
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Acetyl Fentanyl
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Fentanyl is a prescription
narcoticused to relieve severe or
chronicpain, commonly used for
cancer patientsor as a last-resort
pain medication.It’s available as a
skin patch,lozenge, pill, shot, and
a dissolvablefilm strip. As a
recreational streetdrug, fentanyl
may be referred to asChina White.
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“Syzurp” aka Purple Drank
Lean
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Purple Drank or Lean, a mixture
of Sprite, Jolly Ranchers, and
codeine, is consumed by youth. If
prescription codeine is
unavailable, DM cough syrup is
often substituted.
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Desomorphine is another drug
replacing heroin, and is the main
ingredient in Krokodil, aka the
zombie drug.
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Krokodil is the street name of a
synthetic heroin product that’s
extremely popular in Russia, aka
Crocodile. It is used by injection;
however, it rots the flesh around
injections, turns the flesh grey,
green, and scaly until the skin
peels away and the bone is
exposed – leading to amputated
limbs and death.
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Krokodil addicts’ life expectancy
runs one to three years once they
start on the drug.
Krokodil
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Sometime in the past decade,
Ecstasy returned to clubs as
Molly, a powder or crystalline
form of MDMA that implied
greater purity and safety: Ecstasy
re-branded as a gentler, more
approachable drug.
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Thanks in part to that new
moniker, MDMA has found a new
following in a generation of
conscientious professionals who
have never been to a rave and
who are known for making careful
choices in regard to their food,
coffee, and clothing.
Molly
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Teens drink hand sanitizer to get
buzzed. Sanitizers contain 60%
ethyl alcohol which is equivalent
to 120 proof liquor.
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A typical 240 ml container of hand
sanitizer gel contains comparable
alcohol to 5 shots of hard liquor.
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Teenagers use makeshift
distilleries, using salt to separate
the alcohol from the sanitizer to
come up with a potent drink.
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Recent trends include mixing
hand sanitizer with Listerine to
make a strong minty cocktail,
mixing the gel with salt to
separate the alcohol from the gel
and distilling the alcohol from
hand sanitizer.
“Hand Sanitripping”
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"Vodka Eyeballing" sounds like
what it is- ingesting vodka
through the eyesockets.
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This trend is popular primarily in
high schools and college aged
students. Alcohol is absorbed
through mucus membranes in the
eyes and eventually reaches the
brain to create a buzz effect. Many
posted videos on the internet via
YouTube.
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The alcohol scars the cornea
which then leads to temporary or
permanent vision blindness.
Vodka Eyeballing
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“Pharming Parties” aka
Punchbowling
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