Stage one of production affects the quality of the raw cocaine paste made by farmers in the jungle mountain "pasta" labs. Paste purity content varies from farmer to farmer based on the recipe that they use, and whether they make it in pozo pits with acidic solutions or metal drums using gasoline and ammonia. Or whether they piss and shit in the paste which many do as a joke on Americans. With the 90's murder of Escobar, the cartel's power and the manufacturing process declined. The farmer's raw pasta of 30% to 80% cocaine undergoes the second stage in processing being refined in "base" labs run by thousands of clandestine mom and pop labs rather than Escobar's large centralized labs.…
Opium went on lockdown for three months. Which meant that Europe, Asia, Africa, and China did not get the supplies they needed for three whole months. The lockdown began on November 2 8, 2136 and lasted until February 9, 2137. Everyone wonders if Opium went on lockdown because Steven and his older brother were having ownership problems. Apparently, that was not the case.…
Essay #2-Chasing Heroin was a documentary that highlighted many different programs to help with America’s increasing Heroin issues. There were two programs that were mentioned to help people with their heroin addiction. The first program is known as the Law Enforcement Addiction Diversion program, or LEAD program. This program has a goal to not punish people for their addiction but to improve their quality of life. This program essentially gives users a second chance by instead of taking them to jail right away.…
Methamphetamine is a stimulant that affects the Central Nervous System and targets the sympathetic system. Meth can be administered by intranasal or oral use, intravenously, and can also be smoked. Depending on the route of administration the time it takes to affect the body will vary. Eventually the drug gets distributed to the rest of the body via the bloodstream. This stimulant, when abused, can wreak havoc on the brain and body because it increases the synaptic levels of dopamine, serotonin (5-HT), and norepinephrine and has adrenergic agonist effects.…
Amber Bauer 2nd hour Crack Cocaine 1) Crack or crack cocaine is an illegal drug that is made from cocaine. Cocaine is mostly an illegal drug that comes from the leaves of a plant called coca. When people smoke crack cocaine they have a feeling they are high. The name crack comes from the cracking noise the drug makes as it is smoked. The cracking noise is caused by evaporating water escaping.…
Ryan Mallette 5/19/16 Mr Metzler Research paper In 2013 almost 600,000 deaths were due to the use of on heroin in the United States and statistics like these just keep getting worse. The United States has recently taking steps with call heroin houses or supervised injection facilities. Supervised injection facilities are where illegal drugs can be used under the supervision of trained staff.…
Drug courts are utilized by the criminal justice general sessions courts to try to end the abuse of drugs such as alcohol and substance. In drug court, it will allow the choice of the individual who may need that extra help to fight their addiction by offering to partake in a treatment program. If the individual successfully completes the program they are subject to getting their case dismissed. “In exchange for successful completion of the treatment program, the court may dismiss the original charge, reduce or set aside a sentence, offer some lesser penalty, or offer a combination of these” (NADCP, 1997). Drug courts generate surroundings that are clear and with certain principles.…
She was born on january 27,1983. She was very lightly colored, weighed 2 pounds and was premature. The year of 1983 was a time that was hard for most people,many people were struggling and and some were just out of it. Mainly because there was a drug currently popular called crack cocaine. Many people used it so it was hard not to see traumatic things in your everyday life.…
The CIA has over 60 years history of smuggling drug into certain American neighbors and cities. The CIA was created from the National Security Act of 1947. The CIA has been involved in heroin trafficking from the Turkey-Marseille’s connection to the Asian Connection in the early 1950’s to the 1970’s. But the CIA was mostly noted for their involvement in the cocaine epidemic in 1980’s. Before I write about the cocaine epidemic of the 1980’s.…
In addition, they handle many different dangerous chemicals and bodily fluids that could be contaminated or harmful if touched or inhaled. Handling these outside of the lab could be more dangerous because in the lab the samples are stored in sterile containers (Risks of Being a Forensic Technician). If the chemicals are mixed improperly it could cause an explosion or fire could occur. In addition, bodily fluids could be found at the site of the body, or a few feet/yards away from the crime scene, which may pose hazardous problems while trying to collect them. Forensic scientists must take precautions such as wearing protective clothing and gloves in order to protect themselves from bodily fluids and chemicals.…
Due to the recent discovery of a clandestine methamphetamine lab at the La Vista motel, a brief shutdown to the west wing of the motel needs to take effect until further investigation transpires. Methamphetamine is a very toxic substance and has detrimental health effects. To ensure the public’s safety, the necessary procedures need to be taken into effect immediately to decrease the risk of adverse health effects. Meth is an intense, long-acting, physical and mental stimulant that is exceptionally addictive. In its completed frame, meth normally shows up as a fine substance in an assortment of hues and is sold in pill shape, cases, powder and crystal.…
On Wednesday, February 22, 2017, I spent my day observing juvenile detention hearings and a drug court trial in Mercer County, New Jersey. For my first observation, I went to Mercer Family Division in Mercer County, New Jersey. I observed several juvenile detention hearings. I asked one of my previous supervisors if I could sit in with her during her time in court. Overall the process for each child went relatively briefly.…
Drug Paraphernalia Florida Statute 893.145 The Fort Lauderdale Defense Lawyer Bradford Cohen has experience in criminal cases of Drug Paraphernalia. You can be criminally charged with possessing syringes, rolling papers, pipes, bongs, straws, or anything else used to ingest or assist in ingesting illegal narcotics. There is a wide use of discretion when it comes to getting charged with this crime. Usually it is charged along with a criminal charge of possession of drugs or narcotics, but it does not have to be charged in such a manner.…
Thus, high schools should have mandatory drug testing policies for athletes. They should be tested because their health is at risk, they will have an unfair advantage, they are still children, drug testing reduces drug use and athletes are setting examples as role models. Student athletes lives are so much more important and valuable then winning and game or being the best at a skill or sport. Society needs to step up and agree with the fact that high schools should have a mandatory drug testing for…
Drug Testing Athletes All over the United States there has been great controversy about whether or not there should be drug testing in schools. The drug testing topic became even more popular when the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 in favor of drug testing not being unconstitutional (Bowman). There has been many court cases such as Vernonia v. Acton (Proctor 1336), Earls v. Tecumseh (Yamaguchi, Johnston, and O’Malley 3) and Schaill v. Tippecanoe (Yamaguchi, Johnston, and O’Malley 2) that debate whether or not schools should drug test their athletes. The National Institute on Drug Abuse had a study which proved that drug use is increasing all over the United States (Proctor 1335).…