Narcotics & Other Drugs (Chapter 16)

The Controlled Substance Act (CSA)

Regulates the manufacture, importation, possession, use, and distribution of certain drugs

Schedule I

High potential for abuse & no current medical use

Schedule II

High potential for abuse but has some medical use. Abuse may lead to severe psychological or physical dependance

Schedule III

Less potential for abuse & has medical use. Abuse may lead to moderate or low physical dependence or high psychological dependence

Schedule IV

Low potential for abuse & has medical use. Abuse may lead to limited physical dependence or psychological dependence in Schedule III

Schedule V

Low potential for abuse & has medical use. Abuse may lead to limited physical dependence or psychological dependence in Schedule IV

Narcotics

Used to relieve pain, suppress coughs & control diarrhea

Poppy

Papaver somniferum (Mexico, Laos, Lebanon, Pakistan & Afghanistan)

Morphine

Pain reliever that is highly addictive (codeine/hydromorphone)

Cocaine & Crack

Medical purposes hundreds of years ago, used as a painkiller and found in the original Coke. Was a cure for morphine addiction

Heroin (Schedule 1)

First synthesized in Germany in 1874

Marijuana (Schedule 1)

Cannabis plant & any part or extract

Methamphetamine (Schedule 2)

Synthetic powder since the 60s (pill, injection, smoked), ^ addictive

LSD (Lysergic Acid Diethylamide) (Schedule 1)

Synthetic 1938 - thin square tablets & ^ addictive

Gang Violence

Primary income driver for drug trafficking

Confidential Informants

Gang members, associates, drug users

Drug Buys

Informant does deal or introduces undercover officer for buy

Informant Buys

Have to be supervised, complete surveillance on transaction

Saturation Efforts

Enforcement and get community/neighborhood help

Asset Forfeiture

Permits law enforcement investigators to seize any property constituting or derived from drug trafficking

Buy/Bust

A form of entrapment, whereby a police agent disguised as a buyer of illegal drugs undertakes a sales transaction with a seller.

Crack House

Any building where crack and other illegal narcotics are sold, which has been fortified to delay entry by police officers armed with search warrants

Designer Drugs

Chemical compounds that are specifically designed as analogues to controlled substances

Drug Abuse

The habitual taking of addictive or illegal drugs

Drug Addiction

Has difficulty not using substances or doing rewarding activities, even if it is harming them

Drug Dependency

When the body physically relies on a drug

Money Laundering

Refers to activities that mask the existence, nature, and disposition of monies obtained from the sale of illicit drugs

Phencyclidine (PCP)

Was investigated in the 1950s as a human anesthetic, but its side effects were delirium and confusion

Saturation

A strategy local police use to keep street dealers and drug users on their toes by inundating an area with police officers

Smurfs

Make deposits below the required reporting amount at different banks

Withdrawal Syndrome

Upon abrupt termination of the drug, the addict would suffer through a physical crisis of varying degree

Wire Transfer

To electronically send money from one bank account to another, or from one financial institution to another

Smuggling

Hiring mules, persons paid to physically transport the cash or converted items out of the country, on their persons or in their luggage

Regulation

Certain substances that may be harmful to their users can be sold, but with restrictions

Medical Auspices

Certain potentially harmful substances may be used under medical supervision

Hearsay

Information provided to drug investigators by drug informants

Investigator Buys

Center on the hand-to-hand transaction involving the undercover investigator and the suspect

Drug Stings

When law enforcement officers go undercover, to catch people attempting to buy or sell illegal drugs

Intervention

To modify behavior through social pressure, psychological treatment, and legal deterrence

Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE)

A drug abuse prevention education program intended to give children skills to resist peer pressure to use tobacco, drugs, and alcohol