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NRS 453: Controlled Substances

NRS 453: Controlled Substances. Controlled Substances. A drug or substance or immediate precursor listed in schedules I through V, inclusive. Drug Defined :. Substances intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease in man or animals.

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NRS 453: Controlled Substances

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  1. NRS 453: Controlled Substances

  2. Controlled Substances • A drug or substance or immediate precursor listed in schedules I through V, inclusive.

  3. Drug Defined: • Substances intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease in man or animals. • Other than food.

  4. Schedule I: • ___________________________ • ___________________________ High Potential for Abuse No Recognized Medical Benefit

  5. Schedule II: • ______________________________ • ______________________________ • ____________________________________________________________ High Potential for Abuse Accepted as Having Medical Benefits Abuse may lead to a severe psychological or physical dependence

  6. Schedule III through V: _______________________ _______________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ Lesser potential for abuse Accepted as having medical benefits Abuse may lead to moderate to low physical dependence or high psychological dependence

  7. Most Schedule II – V substances are evaluated on the following factors: • On-set: the amount of time it takes to feel the effect. • Duration: how long the feeling lasts • Severity: the intensity, initial rush, and sustained level of euphoria. • May also include the impact the substance has on vital functions: heart rate, respiration, judgment, etc. • Potential for dependence.

  8. Dependence can be either: • Psychological – ____________________________________ Or • Physiological – ____________________________________ An overwhelming craving to re-experience A dependence created by the body

  9. PDRPhysician’s Desk Reference - The easiest way to identify a legally manufactured controlled substance. ________________________________________________________________

  10. NRS 453 Interpreted • The law is “applied and construed as to effectuate general purpose and to make uniform the law with respect to the subject of such sections among those states which enact it.”

  11. Narcotic Drug Defined: Opium Opium Poppy Synthetic Opiate Poppy straw Coca leaves Cocaine

  12. Drug Classifications: • Stimulants – (Amphetamines, Methamphetamine, Ecstasy, Cocaine) accelerate the central nervous system. • Depressants – Barbiturates, Valium, Quaalude • Hallucinogens – PCP, LSD, Mushrooms, Mescaline • Inhalants – Paint Thinner, Glue, Butyl Nitrate.

  13. Marijuana is a green, brown, or gray mixture of dried, shredded leaves, stems, seeds, and flowers of the hemp plant. • Known as pot, herb, grass, weed, Mary Jane, gangster, reefer, blunt, chronic, and some 200 other names. • The most popular and widespread controlled substance in the world. • First officially recorded use was in China in 2737 BC. • Its primary psychoactive ingredient is THC (Tetrahydrocannibinol delta nine).

  14. Marijuana defined: • All parts of any plant of the genus Cannabis, whether growing or not; • The seeds thereof; • The resin extracted from any part; and • Every compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of the plant, its seeds, or resin.

  15. Low Dosage: Euphoria Heightened sensory experiences Hallucinations Fantasies Paranoia Laid-back attitude Moderate Dosage: Dryness of the mouth Red eyes Impaired motor skills Memory loss Attention lapses “Munchies” Feelings of depersonalization Short Term Effects:… the effects of Marijuana are influenced by users expectations and past experiences.

  16. Bronchitis emphysema bronchial asthma sore throats Coughs Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Increased heart rate Increased risk to lungs Short term memory loss Glaucoma Suppressed immune system Decrease in testosterone Decreased sperm count Abnormal sperm Impaired fetal growth and development Physical dependency leads to subsequent use of cocaine and heroine Long Term Effects:

  17. Marijuana Mexican low-grade Pound $300-$340 Ounce $75-$100 Gram $5-$10 Domestic mid-grade Pound $750 Ounce $150-$200 Gram $25

  18. Mexican Black Tar Heroin • Purity 20-25% • Wholesale- Kilo $20,000 • Mexican Ounce (25 Grams) $400-$700 • Retail - Gram $90-$100 • 1/10th gram $10

  19. Mexican Brown Heroin • Wholesale- Kilo $25,000 • Southeast Asian Heroin • Wholesale- 700-750 Gram $70,000-$80,000 • 300-350 Gram $35,000-$40,000 • Colombian Heroin • Purity 94% • Wholesale- Kilo $86,000-$100,000

  20. For the first or second offense, for a category E felony (imprisonment in the state prison for a minimum term of not less than 1 year and a maximum term of not more than 4 years). For a third or subsequent offense, for a category D felony (not less than 1 year and a maximum term of not more than 4 years, and a fine of not more than $5,000), and may be further punished by a fine of not more than $20,000. NRS 453.336: PenaltiesA person who violates this section shall be punished:

  21. Heroin Morphine Codeine Hydromorhpone (Dilaudid) Oxycodone (Percodan) Meperidine (Demerol) Opiates:

  22. Cocaine • Purity: 73-76% • Wholesale Multi-Kilos $14,000-$17,000 • Ounce $500-$600 • Retail Gram $80

  23. Cocaine’s Effects on the Brain: • It tricks the brain into thinking it has received something good by interfering with dopamine pathways. • It inhibits the brain’s ability to feel normal without cocaine.

  24. Cocaine’s Effects on the Body: • Snorting destroys the nasal passages. • Blood pressure, heart and breathing rate, and body temperature all increase. • Dizziness, cramps, infection – from reduced blood supply to the intestines.

  25. Cocaine’s Effects on the Body: • Liver damage. • Coughing and shortness of breath. • Psychosis. • Strokes, brain seizures, respiratory failure, heart attack, convulsions, and death.

  26. Methamphetamine / Amphetamine: • Purity: 30-35 % • Wholesale Pound $5,000-$6,500 • Ounce $300

  27. ICE • Wholesale Pound $8,000-$11,000 • Ounce $600-$800 • Retail 1/8th Ounce $100-$125 • 1/16th Ounce $60-$70 • 1/32nd Ounce $40-$50 • 1/4th Gram $20

  28. PCP • Wholesale- Gallon $15,000-$20,000 Ounce $300-$350 • Retail - Sherm cigarette $10-$20

  29. LSD • Wholesale - 100 dose sheet $150-$200 • Retail- per dose $5-$10

  30. GBL • Wholesale- liter $600

  31. GHB • Wholesale – • Gallon $275-$350 • Liter $80-$100 • 16oz bottle $120 • Retail Bottle capful • $5-$20

  32. Ecstasy (MDMA) • Retail- single quantities per pill $10-$15 • Boat 1,000 pills per boat $6,000

  33. What percentage of people have used the following drugs?

  34. Questions?

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