This can be an issue because illegal drugs don’t have a label that would clearly say “Illegal Drugs”. A liquid can look like oil, a powder may look like dust, a pill can look like a vitamin or prescription, and even herb (marijuana) could look like grass. * Knowledge can cause an issue in identifying illegal drugs. This can be an issue because whoever is collecting the evidence needs to be aware of what drugs look like and even smell like. I think that special training needs to be obtained and a great amount of attention needs to be given to the training.
These classes (A, B & C) carry different levels of penalty for possession & dealing. The drugs are classified according to how harmful they are deemed to be & within each class, penalties are the highest for trafficking offences & lower for possession. Medicines that have been prescribed come under The Medicines Act 1968, there are three categories of medicines, prescription only, pharmacy & general sale list medicines. Possession of a POM without a prescription is not a criminal offence unless it falls under the Misuse of Drugs Act. There are many rules & regulations regarding the storage of substances depending on their classification.
The drug is almost always smoked, and comes in large quantities. When a person uses this drug, it can produce an immediate and intense euphonic effect. This is an illegal substance. This is schedule as a Schedule 2 Substance under the Controlled Substance Act. (NDICC) Powder Cocaine Power cocaine (cocaine hydrochloride) powder cocaine is call a stimulant, this drug is take from a leaves of the coca plant.
Abstract The Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) summarizes the drug to crime relationship in three ways: drug defined offence, which are violations of law prohibiting or regulating the possession, use, distribution or manufacture of illegal drugs, drug related offenses, to which a drug’s pharmacologic effects contribute; offenses motivated by the user’s need for money to support continued use; and offenses connected to drug distribution itself and the drug using lifestyle, a lifestyle in which the likelihood and frequency of involvement in illegal activity are increased because drug users may not participate in the legitimate economy and are exposed to situations that encourage crime (ONDCP 2000).The effects of drugs and alcohol on our society are becoming more and more evident as the years pass. Even though drugs and alcohol have been around for centuries, they are becoming more popular. Along with the major drugs like cocaine, crack, and heroin, the alternative or
1. Introduction Heroin is considered to be one of the deadliest drugs in the world today. While reading Philip K. Dick's A Scanner Darkly, I noticed many similarities between heroin and the drug that is described in the book - Substance D. Both of these drugs are highly addictive and dangerous. Users find it extremely difficult to stop using them — even after trying them for just the first time. There are many more similarities and also differences between heroin and Substance D, and the aim of this paper is to find and research them in depth, focusing on the situation of these drugs in America.
Assignment 3 Abnormal Psychology http://www.justice.gov/dea/druginfo/factsheets.shtml This website is run by the Drug Enforcement Association (DEA). The DEA is a government agency set up to control the use and selling of illegal drugs. On this website it focuses on the realities of using illicit drugs. It talks about how you can never predict the effect a drug will have on a person. Every individual reacts differently to different drugs and every person’s body has a different tolerance to it.
Class A drugs include opium, morphine, heroin and methadone to name but a few. Class B drugs include codeine, barbiturates, dihydrocodeine and amphetamine. Class C drugs mainly include prescribed drugs such as tranquilizers, cannabis and GHB. The Misuse of Drugs Act makes it an offence to unlawfully possess a controlled substance, or to possess a controlled substance with intent to supply, to unlawfully supply a controlled drug or to allow a premises which you manage to be used for illegal drug taking. Also important to the administration of
A. Ecstasy is classified as a psychoactive drug-possessing stimulant and hallucinogenic properties. The scientific name is 3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine or MDMA. This drug has many nicknames such as "Love drug", "e", "Love Doves, "Adam", and “X”. B. Ecstasy belongs to a family of drugs called “enactogens,” which literally means “touching within.”1. Other drugs in this category include MDA, MDE and MBDB.
Date Rape Drugs Date Rape Drugs are drugs that can be used to assist the committing to unwanted sexual activity. In my research I found that there is three major types of Date Rape Drugs. The three major types of Date Rape Drugs is alcohol, Gamma-hydroxybutyric acid or GHB, and Rohypnol which is commonly known as roofies. These drugs are highly dangerous if taken carelessly. I’ am going to explain to you the effects of each of these drugs.
Marijuana is addictive and harmful to the health of anyone who smokes it. It is a drug that is easily abused and the potential benefits of taxing and regulating it are overstated. Marijuana’s main active chemical is THC. Marijuana can be taken in three ways, by eating, made into a tea, or smoking which is the most popular. Different people will get different results when smoking marijuana.