street drugs Flashcards
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why are drugs illegal
because they’re dangerous
what do drugs affect?
health, personal life, society, fines, jail time, criminal record, secondary crime
what is buyer beware?
impossible to know what’s acc in them so street drugs can contain anything
up to ___% of property is crime drug related
75
what solvents were abused in elementary school?
liquid eraser, pain thinner and whiteboard markers
what is nitrous oxide in
whipped cream
what was the “fake” pot in herbal incense situation?
random leaves and soaked them in chemicals
what is cocaine
“feel good drug”
was cocaine in coca cola
no ppl thought because its a non-alcoholic version
what were the uses of cocaine
hair for itchiness
what is Harrison tax act 1914
made cocaine illegal because it was harmful
If you bought a thing, you have to pay the tax or else it will be an illegal product
Doctors might need to use it for purposes and had tp get rid of the illegimate reasons
what did Stephan chemical do
import coco leaves and they go to to this company to extract the cocaine from leaves
what topical anesthetics
auralgan, benzocaine
dental anesthetics inspired by ??
cocaine
what is hydrochloride
chemical sterilizer
why is cocaine addiction very strong
no tolerance, no physical withdrawal, very strong psychological effect
animals prefer _____ to food/sex?
cocaine
what is freebased cocaine from cracks
crack cocaine takes the HCL and mixed with baking soda
removes the HCL
evaporates the liquid from cracked cocaine
crack requires ??
lower doses
is crack cocaine more dangerous than regular cocaine?
yes
how is crack usually consumed?
smoked
cocaine prevents ???
dopamine reuptake
cocaine is a
dopamine reuptake inhibitor
where was amphetamine used
world war 2 for agression
