1. 1920s-1950s Smoking cannabis – came from Mexico and South America. MJ increased, Cocaine decreased. MJ and musicians and artists. WW II amphetamines for soldiers and pilots. Amphetamines as treatment for narcolepsy, weight, and hyperactivity. 1943 LSD – Dr. Albert Hoffman. Darvon, 1957.

2. 1960s, 1970s, 1980s Speed and motorcycle gangs. MJ and LSD. Vietnam War and heroin. Cocaine – “Miami Vice”. Valium and tranquilizers. Designer Drugs, Ecstasy. Crack in late 1980s.

3. 1990s Powdered meth starts to spread from Pacific coast Crack peaks in mid 1990s. Ice comes in from Hawaii In Texas, marijuana is most used illicit drug. Cocaine is #1 in drug treatment admissions. Alcohol is #1 over-all. Vicodin frequently abused. Rohypnol, GHB, club drugs. Blunt cigars in Texas in 1993 changed patterns of use of marijuana.

4. 2000s Cocaine remains a problem but crack users now more likely to be White and Hispanic. OxyContin becomes problem nationwide but Vicodin is bigger in Texas. Codeine cough syrup and the link to rap music. Pseudoephedrine precursor laws result in fewer local labs, but meth, especially Ice, now comes from Mexico. Abuse of prescription drugs is on the rise—by young and old. Most marijuana treatment admissions are due to criminal justice referrals, but non-cj referrals are very impaired. Effects of smoking more potent marijuana in blunts and bongs? Ecstasy use is increasing and it has moved from Raves to the street. Increasing problem with young heroin inhalers (“Cheese” heroin in Dallas but increases in inhaled heroin are statewide).