Flakka Research Paper

Russia has always been knows as a country with many problems related to legal drugs. Today, Russia is a country where a substantial verity of illegal drugs are produced. A very large amount is being consumed by growing number of young people in Russia and Western Europe since a large amount of the drugs pass through it. Since the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991 there are over 2.5 million, out of the 142 million that live in Russia, drug addicts

Richard Kuklinski was born on April 11, 1935 in Jersey City, New Jersey. He was raised in an abusive environment. His father would beat him for no reason at all and all he ever knew was hate because that is all he’s ever known. His father Stanley would beat him with an iron rod and lock him in the basement for hours or days without food. Stanley went so far one night that he killed Richard’s younger brother due to hitting him in the head. His father then abandoned the family when Richard was 16. I believe his upbringing is a large contributing factor of him becoming a serial killer.

Easily one of the best women’s basketball players to go through  Michigan State University's program. The five foot eight inch guard from Freeland, Michigan was the “ace in the hole” for Michigan State's program for the past four years. Gathering over 2,000 points, setting the all time scoring record, securing the most points in a single game record, and the most three point baskets made in a single game. This superstar received BIG TEN honors all four years of her time at MSU. Jankoska graduated in May, 2017, with a degree in Psychology, and had high hopes of being drafted into the Women’s National Basketball Association, a week prior to graduation. As every college, high school, and even youth league basketball player dreams of  being good enough to play in the WNBA, only a few ever receive the opportunity to actually play. Jankoska was one of the few. First round pick (ninth overall), Chicago Sky, saw the talent Jankoska had worked so hard to obtain. Jankoska moved to Chicago to prepare for her first season in the WNBA. She played in a few preseason games, so her coaches could see if her skills were sharp enough to play this season, or if she needed a year off. Jankoska’s off season work, time, and effort payed off and she made the Chicago Sky’s Roster for their season opener, against Minnesota on May 14, 2017.

Methamphetamine: A Love Story is a book documenting the lives of various people who were immersed in the culture of using, selling, and manufacturing methamphetamine. Through interviews with over 30 individuals, Rashi Shukla brings to light the drastic effects that manifested when this drug took over their lives. Shukla aims to “illuminate this dark world,” (Shukla 2016, p. 11), and to provide insight as to why methamphetamine becomes more than just a drug to those involved with it.

Early one morning in New York City’s borough of Brooklyn tragedy occurred when off duty NYPD officer Nicholas Batka lost control of his vehicle slamming into four pedestrians. The incident left one dead and three of the people in serious condition. It was found that Officer Batka was legally intoxicated when lost control of vehicle ending up on the sidewalk. The 28 year old officer has been supspend with no pay and is charged with manslaughter along, with 8 other charges. A few of the other charges that were presented against Batka were driving while intoxicated and assault. Officer Batka was heading west on North 8th Street in Williamsburg neighborhood of New York. Of the victims was a 21 year old who rushed to Bellevue Hospital Center in

Opioid pain medications and heroin use resulted in 131overdoses and 20 deaths in Jackson County in 2014. In 2016, the total number of drugoverdose deaths is estimated to be at least 50. On average, five people are treated in theemergency room every day at Henry Ford Allegiance Health. (Jackson County HealthDepartment, 2016).The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) is seeing an “increase in unintentional fentanyl-related overdose fatalities in multiple states, primarily driven by illicitly manufacturedfentanyl (IMF)” (CDC Heath Alert Network, 2016). According to a personal interview Iconducted with Phil Pavona, Vice President of Families Against Narcotics in Okemos,Michigan, it is more profitable for drug dealers to make fentanyl than it is to buy Heroinfrom other countries.Counterfeit pills containing fentanyl are being sold illegally on the streets “labeled asOxycodone, Xanax, and Norco” (CDC Heath Alert Network, 2016). Phil Pavona, wholost his oldest son to heroin overdose in 2011, explained to me that by the time drugsarrive in mid-Michigan they have changed hands many times and are often laced withIMF.According to Valley News Live (2016), police in Bismarck, North Dakota, caution usersthat marijuana there is being laced with fentanyl and meth. “Fentanyl can be fatal ifswallowed, inhaled, or absorbed through the skin” (Valley News Live, 2016). Fentanylhas also surfaced in marijuana in British Columbia (CBC News, 2015).Given that every participant in my survey thinks some Mason students will smokemarijuana, the possibility of tainted marijuana arriving in this area is a serious concern.Laced heroin, fake prescription drugs, and marijuana mixed with fentanyl are sold tounsuspecting drug

Methamphetamine, (a synthetic drug with more rapid and lasting effects than amphetamine, use illegally as a stimulant and as a prescription drug to treat narcolepsy and maintain blood pressure) was develop from its parent drug, amphetamine, (a synthetic, addictive, mood-altering drug, use illegally as a stimulant and legally as a prescription drug to treat children with ADD and adults with narcolepsy) and was used originally in nasal decongestants and bronchial inhalers (NIH, 2015). Meth is a dangerous and potent chemical and, as with all drugs, a poison that first acts as a stimulant, but then begins to systematically destroy the body, meth is a synthetic (man-made) chemical. Meth is commonly manufactured in illegal, hidden laboratories, mixing

The new drug Flakka remains a step ahead of the legal system’s list of banned synthetic substances. Because the drug is not illegal as of yet, users are able to purchase Flakka over the internet. Flakka is a synthetic cathinone that originated in China, Pakistan and India. Over the last 5 years reported cases of Flakka abuse have dramatically risen. In 2010, there were no reported cases of Flakka use in the United States, and only 85 cases in 2012. Fast forward to 2014, during 2014 there was an astounding 670 reported cases of Flakka use here in the United States. Drug rehab in South Carolina helps residents struggling with addiction problems like Flakka, cocaine, marijuana and heroin to overcome their dependence on drugs and regain control over their lives.

There are many substances in this world that are used and abused in order to achieve pleasing psychoactive effects. Two substances of such nature that are abused in today’s society are alcohol and LSD. Alcohol is a liquid that is derived from the fermentation of grains and/or fruit (7). LSD is an ingestible form of lysergic acid which is derived from a fungus called ergot. Both of these drugs are drastically different with minimal similarities, primarily because alcohol is classified as a depressant and LSD is classified as a hallucinogen. Even though these drugs differ in many ways, they are commonly used in unison.

Urszula Kozak was born in Brenna, Poland, a former communist town near the Czech border, in 1976. Surrounded by farms, animals and familial love, Kozak’s childhood was an extraordinary one. At the age of eight, Kozak arrived in Toronto with her family in November of 1984. Canada has since become her

Anna Skibska is a professional artist who resides and creates in Seattle. She has participated in 56 exhibitions all over the world including local museums SAM, BAM, and the MoG. Skibska is a recipient of several awards and grants. This piece was inspired by the Amazon biospheres, which spoke to her with the language of light and

Bouchard et al. (2011) assert that there are no assessments regarding the amount of ATS being produced and the amount of ATS lab seizures stays low. Estimates for ATS use and seizure data suggest that there is an annual surplus of between 1733 kg and 8624 kg of ATS available to be exported from Canada (Bouchard et al., 2011). Bouchard et al. (2011) contend that this indicates that somewhere between 38% and 75% of ATS produced in Canada is exported. Organized crime groups have greatly increased synthetic drug export to foreign countries, such as the United States, Japan, Korea, and Southeast Asia, by transforming legally acquired substances from pharmacies (Morselli et al., 2016). Morselli et al. (2016) state that 62 percent of illicit drug

Baked Alaska Baked Alaska consists of a cake topped with ice cream and then covered in meringue and baked for 3 minutes. The French made the first Baked Alaska. Lemon Baked Alaska Ingredients 3 eggs 150 g castor sugar 5 ml lemon extract Zest from 1 lemon 125 ml milk 60 g butter 150 g flour 7 ml baking powder 2 ml salt Method Beat the eggs and sugar together until light and fluffy.

a so- called "junkie" if you use it. It affects the hygiene and personal appearance of the user a great deal, because nothing is as important to the user anymore as where that next hit will come from. Heroin is injected and sometimes snorted. It causes great euphoria, but also nausea and

other experimental drugs to get high. Lenina starts taking Soma to get high and be “happy”, “As