1. Detective Steve Ledbetter Dallas Police Department
Welcome
Detective Steve Ledbetter
Dallas Police Department
Narcotics Division

2. TOP ILLICIT DRUGS OF ABUSE
Drug Abuse Trends
TOP ILLICIT DRUGS OF ABUSE
METHAMPHETAMINE-Strawberry Quick,
Chocolate, Peanut Butter Flavored
MARIHUANA
COCAINE
VARIOUS CLUB DRUGS
HEROIN-Cheese

3. What About Our Schools? Marihuana
Stronger & May be laced with other drugs
Is physically addictive, like Nicotine
Over ½ Kids addicted, started around age 14
58% who used 12 or more times a yr. had related problems from the drug use
Justify Use, Movie Stars use it, their Favorite Bands sing about it
Teens who smoke Marihuana are twice as likely to skip classes

4. Cocaine? Cocaine use has been stabilizing since ’97
Teens experiment after Marihuana use
Peer pressure from friends & older family members
Quickly addicted after 1st few uses
Not a new drug / Abused for over 100 yrs.
Teen uses as young yrs. of age

5. Methamphetamine? Use has increased between ages 12-17 yrs. old
Enjoyed because of increase wakefulness and physical activity while decreasing appetite.
Feelings stem from the high levels of the neurotransmitter dopamine into areas of the brain that regulate feelings of pleasure
Psychotic symptoms last for months after use.
thin and beautiful has become increasingly important
Rave culture encourages hard drug use as a means to personal freedom, self-discovery, and peer acceptance.

6. Ecstasy
Ecstasy is a pyscho-stimulantive drug used mostly by teens and young adults
Increase in Overdoses in past 5 yrs.
“X” works by affecting the concentration in the brain.
Changes the natural effects of serotonin that carries signals from one nerve cell to another.
Which helps to modulate moods and emotions.
MDMA is fun at first but very toxic to the brain, and can cause damage to the body and brain cells.

7. Heroin Days of needle users is past among teens…
Kids as young as 9 or 10 years of age coming to the hospital emergency rooms with Heroin Withdrawal.
"Cheese" is Mexican black-tar heroin that has been diluted with crushed tablets of over-the-counter sleep medication.
Kids enter treatment because "I was tired of feeling my bones hurting. I was tired of headaches, cold sweats and all that” from a 17 yr old.

8. Club Drugs and Others…
Teens admit using Ketamine, Oxycotin, over the counter “Triple C’s”, Parents prescription medicines as well as Inhalants.
* 8th grade %   * 10th grade %   * 12th grade %
Parents have felt that their teen's alcohol use is OK, because it isn't a harder drug like crack, or heroin.
Teens sometime are Waking in a stupor after the previous night's party, missing classes, falling behind and resort to failure at everything they do.

9. DRE Indicator Chart

10. Drug Within Categories
CNS Depressants: Barbs, Tranquilizers Valium, Xanax and Ativan, Librium.
CNS Stimulants: Amph, Meth, Coke, Uppers
Hallucinogens: LSD ("acid") and PCP ("angel dust")
PCP: Includes Ketamine, Ketaset…
Narcotic Analgesics: Heroin, Oxycotin and Codeine
Inhalants: Glue, Paints, Air Fresheners and Nitrous
Cannabis: Marihuana, Hash, Hash Oil

11. CANNABIS THERE ARE 3 FORMS OF CANNABIS: MARIJUANA
From leaves of flowering plant
HASHISH
Dried Resin from the flowers
HASH OIL
Oil concentration from plant material

13. IDENTIFICATION SOURCE - HEMP PLANT CANNABIS SATIVA L 421 CHEMICALS
WHEN CULTIVATED
2000 CHEMICALS
WHEN BURNED
TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL (THC)
PSYCHOACTIVE PROPERTIES
MAIN INGREDIENT “THC”

14. Review the Signs of Use Blood Pressure Up Dilated Pupils
Lack of Convergence
Paranoid
Strong Smell of “Skunk”
One of the DIP C Drugs
Paraphernalia

15. COCAINE / CRACK

16. CRACK COCAINE INGREDIENTS

17. Crack Cocaine
"Rocks"

18. Anxiety Depression Irritability Extreme Fatigue Paranoia
"Then A Crash"
Anxiety
Depression
Irritability
Extreme Fatigue
Paranoia

19. SYMPTOMS GOOD FEELING DRY MOUTH INCREASED ALERTNESS LOSS OF APPETITE
RUNNY NOSE
GRINDING TEETH
TALKATIVE
EXCITED
BODY TREMORS
INSOMNIA
IRRITABILITY
DURATION (15-30)

20. “CRACK HEAD” ARRESTED March 1988
“SPEEDBALLING” THEN “HOOKED ON HEROIN”
ARRESTED AUGUST 1989

21. HEROIN Developed by Chemist from Bayer Treat Diarrhea and Coughing
Treat Pain during Civil War
Soldiers Disease - Morphine
Now we have NAFTA
North American Free Trade Agreement
Mexico had to keep up w/ Columbia/Asia
Note that Lactose is sometimes used as a cut, because taking Heroin several times a day, it causes constipation. The Lactose is a laxative, to keep you regular.

22. IDENTIFICATION WHITE POWDER / CHINA WHITE MEXICAN BROWN
BLACK TAR / CHIVA
FINE POWDER
BITTER TASTE
SMELL OF VINEGAR
ROCK OR TAR APPEARANCE

23. OxyCotin / Oxycodone HCL
Related Drugs
OxyCotin / Oxycodone HCL
Extremely Addictive
Closest Thing to Heroin

24. LEAN & MEAN Sipping Codeine Cough Syrup Up to $120-$160 per 8 oz
LEAN & MEAN Sipping Codeine Cough Syrup Up to $120-$160 per 8 oz. Bottle Causes a Lack of coordination or “Lean” Overdose Can Cause Breathing to Stop

25. “Cheese” The New Face of Heroin
Jeremy Liebbe, CPES Dallas ISD Police Department

26. The New Teenage Heroin Market
Street Terms:
Cheese, Chees, Cheez, Chez, Chz, Queso, Keso, Kso
Combination of:
Black Tar Heroin
Tylenol PM (or generic)

27. Behavior Warning Signs
Loss of enthusiasm and signs of depression
Withdrawal from normal activities
Truancy and unexplained drop in grades
Irritability and overreaction to criticism
Unusual requests for money
Decreased interest in appearance
Unexplained changes in friends
Frequent nasal or sinus infections

28. Symptoms of Withdrawal
Muscle Pains & Muscle Spasms
Nausea & Vomiting
Headache & Chills
Anxiety & Agitation
Disorientation
Insomnia
Typically lasts 5-6 days, up to 14 days

29. Projected Long-Term Effects
4+gr/day of acetaminophen → liver damage
6+gr/day of acetaminophen → liver failure
8gr+ of acetaminophen → acute liver failure
One study has shown that acetaminophen
induced acute liver failure has a 27%
mortality rate
Long-term “cheese” usage will
predictably result in an abnormally
high percentage of liver disease
and acute liver failure

30. Finding “Cheese” & Other Drugs
Typical hiding places include pockets, backpacks, binders and other obvious places
Shoes – under the soles, hidden compartments, etc.
Pants – waistbands, folded cuffs, etc.
Highlighters, pens, mechanical pencils, glue sticks, etc.
Belt buckles & cell phones
Underwear
Girls’ bras
Boys’ boxer shorts

31. Tragic Dangers of Heroin
Sick / Vomiting - Gag Reflex - Drowning
Foaming at Mouth - Nose Bleeding
Eyes rolled back in head
Semi Conscious - desperate look for HELP
Not enough Oxygen gets to brain
Aware of things but numb all over
Loss of Consciousness near DEATH

32. “A CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANT”
Go-Fast…Crank…Speed
MOOD ELEVATION
HEIGHTENED ENDURANCE
ELIMINATION OF FATIGUE!
LAST HRS
“SPEED BINGES”
CLANDESTINE
MADE, STRICTLY
FROM CHEMICALS
Methamphetamine

35. DANGERS… Chemical Toxicity Hydrogen Chloride Gases
Phosgene Gas (Mustard Gas)
Ammonia Gas
Explosive Dangers
Ether
Lithium
Acetone

36. EMERGENCY ROOM DOWNERS
T-BARS / XANAX
VALIUM
“FARM PARTIES”
Teens' drugs of choice are right at Home

37. Tranquilizers Street Names Vals V Blue Bombs Roofies Wheels Ropies
Minor Tranquilizers
Valum
Halcion
Rohypnol
Xanax
Librium, Librax, Libritabs
Dalmane
Tranxene
Serax
Ativan
Clonopin
Restoril
Paxipam
Centrax
Generic
Diazipam
Triazolam
Flunitrazepam
Alprazolam
Chlordiazepoxide
Flurazepam
Chlorazepate
Oxazepam
Lorazepam
Clonazepam
Temazepam
Halazepam
Prazepam
Street Names
Vals V
Blue Bombs
Roofies
Wheels
Ropies
Loops
Libs

38. Barbiturates Street Names Reds Seccies Red Devils F-40’s Mexican Reds
Yellow Jackets
Yellows
Xmas Trees
Tuies
Rainbows
Blues
Truth Serum
Generic
Secobarbital
Pentobarbital
Seco+Pento Barbitols
Amobarbital
Hexobarbital
Phenobarbital
Thiopental
Trade Names
Seconal
Nembutal
Tuinal
Amytal
Sombulex
Sodium Pentothol

39. Triple C

40. Colorful Beads & Necklaces
PARAPHERNALIA
Club Drug
Surgical Mask
Vicks Vapor Rub
Pacifiers
Suckers
Light Sticks
Gas Masks
Colorful Beads & Necklaces

41. What is Ecstasy? Psychoactive Stimulant
stimulant effects like amphetamines
mild hallucinogenic effects like mescaline
Psychological Dependence
Short & Long Term Medical Complications
brain damage
immediate medical dangers
(fake pills, Ods)

42. Psychological Effects
Lights, shadows and colors are brighter
darker and clearer
You Feel Sounds
Everyone is your Friend
Every touch feels Good

43. G H B “G” “Liquid X” “Water” “Easy Lay” “Soap” “X”
Gamma Hydroxy Butyrate
Used as a Steroid Alternative in 1980’s
“growth Hormone”
Now Banned by FDA
Currently Chemical Supply Store Sell
Gamma Butyrolactone (GBL)
“G” “Liquid X” “Water”
“Easy Lay” “Soap” “X”

44. GHB Effects Sedative-hypnotic Drowsiness Confusion Nausea
Reduced HR & BP
Inebriation
Reduced gag reflex
Stupor
Hypothermia
Incoordination
Seizures
Coma
Death

45. PCP Analog
Ketaset with street terms used for Ketamine include: Special K, Ketalar, Ketaject, Ketaset, Super-K, "K", Ket Kat, Cat Valium, Vitamin K.
“Ket” has the ability to separate perception from sensation. It also has hallucinogenic and painkilling qualities.
It’s usually snorted or swallowed as a powder.
Can be placed on tobacco or marijuana and smoked. It is distributed as powder in small "personal use" cocaine-like bottles, ziplock bags, capsules, or paper, glassine or aluminum 'folds', or as a liquid in small vials or bottles
It last for minutes when snorted, but can be detected in the body for up to 24 hours.

46. INHALANT ABUSE WHIPPING CREAM AEROSOL PAINT SPRAYS HAIR SPRAY FREON
BUTANE

47. INHALANT ABUSE
SUBSTANCES THAT ARE HUFFED OR SNIFFED IN ORDER TO PRODUCE MIND ALTERING OR BEHAVIORAL EFFECTS
HIGH LAST ONLY FEW MINUTES
60% VAPORS ABSORBED IN LIVER - KIDNEY - BRAIN
TAKES DAYS FOR CHEM. TO PASS THRU BODY
DEATH CAN OCCUR 1st OR 100th TIME USED!
HELIUM

48. Dusting
On 2 March 2005, 14-year-old Kyle Williams was found dead in his bedroom at his family's Cleveland-area home. At 5:45 that morning, his mother, Kathy Williams (a nurse by profession), had attempted to wake him before she left for work. She initially thought Kyle was joking when he failed to get up, but she then pulled back the covers and found her son lying motionless, a can of Dust-Off, a common computer cleaner, next to his face

49. Current Legal Trends Fascinating psychoactive effects
Sensual enhancement
Magical Journeys
Enchantment
Apparent time travel
Physical Insights
Healing & Divination
CAUTION
Salvia Divinorum
Web Site Research

50. SALVIA NEVER, EVER, ATTEMPT TO DRIVE UNDER THE
INFLUENCE OF SALVIA-DOING SO COULD
BE FATAL!
SALVIA IS A CONSCIOUSNESS-CHANGING HERB,
USED IN A VISION QUEST
IT IS BEST TAKEN IN A QUIET, NEARLY DARKROOM,
EITHER ALONE (IF A SITTER WILL NOT BE USED, OR
RECOMMENDED WITH ONE OR TWO GOOD FRIENDS
PRESENT, TAKEN IN SILENCE OR WITH SOFT MUSIC!

51. Drug ID Bible