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The New Highs
Press Release April. 2011
In 2009, colored ecstasy pills started popping
up around the country in the shape of President
Barack Obama’s head. Those came on the heels
of yellow smiley-faced marijuana gum balls appearing
at a Howard County school, THC candy bars called
“Stoners” marketed underground in
California, and turtle-shaped chocolate psychedelic
mushrooms in Oregon. Every year, it seems, people
think up new ways to get high. According to the
feds, below are some unusual drugs the DEA says
saw spikes in usage in the past year and others
that are making a resurgence.
Purple Drank
What is Purple Drank?: Prescription-strength
cough syrup combined with lemon-lime soda and
pieces of hard candy. Variations include using
juice or sports drinks.
Effects of Purple Drank: It’s
a sedative and gives users a “woozy”
feeling of “swooning euphoria.” The
feds say Purple Drank is “highly addictive”
and has contributed to overdose deaths, including
that of the Texas man widely credited with popularizing
the mixture.
Street names: Lean, syrup, Texas
tea, purple jelly, purple tonic, sip-sip, player
potion, purp and sizzurp.
Rise in Popularity: Used since
the 1960s, the mixture has enjoyed a revival as
Lil Wayne, Eminem, Kanye West, Fast East Movement
and other acts have included references in their
music.
Legal Status: With a cough syrup
prescription from a doctor, this drink is a combination
of legal substances.
Kill
What is Kill?: A narcotic, such
as heroin, laced with another substance, such
as fentanyl, a synthetic opiate, approximately
50 times more potent than heroin.
Effects of Kill: Results in
irrational behavior and is extremely dangerous
to the user’s health.
Street names: Kill or keel.
Rise in popularity: Used among
hard-core junkies drawn in because of its reputation
for being more powerful than heroin.
Legal status: Illegal.
BZP
What is BSP?: Originally a parasite
treatment for cattle, tablets containing the synthetic
stimulant drug BZP (N-benzylpiperazine) are often
combined with caffeine. BZP is typically pressed
onto logo-embossed tablets or shaped into cartoon-character
tablets.
Effects of BZP: BZP produces
euphoria and cardiovascular effects similar to
those of amphetamine, but much less severe. Effects
generally last six to eight hours.
Street names: A2, Benny Bear, Benny, Frenzy,
Legal E, Legal X, Molly and Nemesis.
Rise in popularity: Law enforcement
agencies have reported a spike in usage as the
drug is sold as ecstasy to unsuspecting buyers.
Legal status: Illegal in the
United States but legal in some parts of Europe.
Opium Tea
What is Opium Tea?: A tea brewed with various
parts of opium poppy plants.
Effects of Opium Tea: Users
initially experience a warm feeling and a state
of euphoria and sleepiness. At high doses, death
can occur through respiratory depression. Effects
of the tea begin within 30 minutes and may last
up to eight hours. According to medical examiners
in several states, five men ingested poppy tea
shortly before their deaths.
Street names: Opium tea or poppy
tea.
Rise in popularity: Users can
find legal ingredients to make the tea at farmer’s
markets or on the Internet.
Legal status: Poppy seeds are
legal in the United States, but other parts of
the plant are illegal.
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