1. Trends in Drug Use

2. Trends in Drug Use
Where do drugs in Illinois come from?

3. Illinois Cocaine Trends
Powder Cocaine
$24,000 - $33,000 per kilogram
$600 - $1,300 per ounce
$50 - $100 per gram
Crack Cocaine
$10 - $100 per rock
$800 per ounce

4. Illinois Heroin Trends
Black Tar or Mexican Brown Powder
$40,000 - $80,000 per kilogram (Mexican)
South American Powder
$40,000 - $125,000 per kilogram
$3,500 per ounce
$150 per gram
Snorting and Purity

5. Marijuana Locally Produced: $525 – $3,000 per pound
Mexican: $600 – $700 per pound
Indoor grows

6. Meth & MDMA Meth - Mexican Crystal MDMA $10,000 - $20,000 per pound
$900 - $1,200 per ounce
MDMA
1,000 tablets - $2,000
$10 - $15 per tablet

7. Ivory Wave, and a thousand other names
Was a non-controlled synthetic “Cathinone”
Cathinone occurs naturally in Khat
Potent stimulant and illegal
Was sold as “bath salts” or “plant food”
Snorted, smoked, ingested, intravenous, or rectally
It is illegal to use or to possess
It is still available

8. Cathinone and most synthetic abused drugs: Users Present
Insomnia
Hypertension
Rapid Heartbeat
Increased Body Temp
Sweating
Headaches
Agitation
Respiratory Distress
Strong interest to redose

9. Legal Action to cathinones and synthetic “Cannabinoids”
Schedule I as of March 1, 2011
State law to follow
Derivatives
Analogs

10. K2 and other synthetic “cannabinoids”
Artificially produced “cannabinoids,” but they are NOT cannabis
Plant material treated with synthetic chemicals
Was not covered by law initially
Similar in effect to THC
Side Effects
Convulsions, anxiety attacks, very high blood pressure and pulse, with vomiting and disorientation

11. DXM Cough Syrup aka Dextromethorphan
Pure DXM – 4 oz bottle of cough medicine
Need Naptha (cigarette lighter fluid)
Ammonia
Lemon juice
Ziploc bags
12 oz jar
“Crocadil” – rare
Kratom

12. Deliriants All Similar: Dramamine Dimenhydrinate Benadryl
Diphenhydramine
Overdosing: hallucinations (in many instances frightening)
Heart attack
Coma
Death

13. Myristicin (Nutmeg) Hallucinations Confusion Nausea Dizziness Hangover
Rare instances
Epidemics – 1900, 1960s

15. Research Chemicals Phenethylamines Ergolines Piperazines Tryptamines
Synthetic Cannabinoids
Opioids – Fentanyl, four types

16. Research Chemicals Could be a designer drug
Could be sued for legitimate research purposes
Some are legal and not scheduled unless consumed
Some are just illegal
Cheap to produce

17. Research Chemicals Some scientists question the quality
Resource: “Microgram”
a DEA online publication

18. Local Meth Issues Lab reports have sharply spiked in the last year
One Pot or Shake-n-Bake method is common
Mexican crystal “ice”
Meth cooks frequently parallel prescription drug abuse