The United Nations Office on Drug and Crime recently released a document outlining the impact of COVID-19 on the world’s illicit drug supply. There are some interesting facts coming out of the document which is lengthy. Here are the major key points in the document: Key Points of the Impact of COVID-19 on the World’s […]
The DEA sent out the following press release after extraditing a critical CJNG cartel member. The CJNG also goes by the Jalisco New Generation Cartel and has been very violent in recent years. Patrol officers and narcs alike should be keeping track of CJNG as they continue to grow within the borders of the United […]
You’re knee deep in a prescription fraud investigation and now you are stuck googling prescription abbreviations. This is the definitive guide to deciphering all of those scribbly marks on the prescription you are holding for evidence. If you fill out your name and email address below, you will get a link to download the guide. […]
Bromazolam started popping up in crime labs in the last month, according to our source at HIDTA. Bromazolam (also known by the name XLI-268) was first synthesized in 1976, but it was never marketed. This is how most Novel Psychoactive Substances (NPS) come to the market. It is often referred to as patent piracy. A […]
Drug slang can be tricky. There’s regional slang where words are used only in a small area like a city or county. Then there is known slang. These are the words used by drug users and dealers throughout the nation. This is the definitive guide for common slang throughout the country. Download the Drug Slang […]
It’s important for street cops to understand pharmaceutical drug diversion, or the movement of prescription drugs to the streets for illegal purposes (abuse). Looking at recent stats, Depressants, opiates and CNS Depressants are responsible for more overdose deaths (45%) than cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine and other stimulants (39%) combined. Many cops have great training on traditional […]
Prescription fraud has been growing over the years, even with some solid interventions in trying to decrease fraud. Many times, officers responding to these calls do not have formal training in pharmaceutical fraud investigations. Sometimes the investigating officer is the patrol officer that took the initial call, other times the patrol officer is just forwarding […]
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recently released stats showing Age-Adjusted Drug Overdose Death Rates, by State, in the United States. Their analyses reveal that in 2018, 23 states and DC had drug overdose death rates that were higher than the national rate of 20.7 per 100,000. Except for Arizona and New Mexico, states with […]
Synthetic drugs are being discovered about once a week. It’s tough to keep up with all the trends. After all, which ones should you pay attention to when they come out? The best way to keep up with them is to look at the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) quarterly analysis of synthetic drug trends. The […]
A new synthetic drug is discovered each week on average. This week’s drug is a new synthetic hallucinogen called Methoxpropamine (MXPr). Methoxpropamine (MXPr) is classified as a novel hallucinogen, with subclassification as an arylcyclohexylamine. Novel hallucinogens have been reported to cause effects similar to ketamine and phencyclidine (PCP). Novel hallucinogens have caused adverse events, including […]
