Cincinnati Police Department Police Specialist Kelly A. Raker - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Cincinnati Police Department Police Specialist Kelly A. Raker Special Investigation Section Cell: (513) 678-2012 Fax: (513) 352-1615 Email: kelly.raker@cincinnati-oh.gov

C I NC I NNAT I PO L I C E Re g ula to ry Enfo rc e me nt Unit  Investigate illegal diversion of pharmaceutical drugs  Investigate health care fraud

SC O PE O F T HE PRO BL EM  Since 2007, more Ohioans died from unintentional drug overdose than vehicle accidents or suicides  7 million people used psychotherapeutic drugs last year for non-medical purposes  2.6 million abusers were between the ages of 12-17

SC O PE O F T HE PRO BL EM  Most likely drug to be abused in the workplace  Obtained through insurance  “Only prescription drugs”

SC O PE O F T HE PRO BL EM  Prescription drugs are implicated in 40% of all drug related deaths  Marilyn Monroe  Elvis Presley  Sonny Bono  Heath Ledger  Michael Jackson

A I DRUG PARAPHERNAL

DRUG PARAPHERNAL I A  We Won’t Tell You What the Quote Was With This Picture

Cra c k Co c a ine  Was the “Heroin” of the late 1980’s & 1990’s  Nicknamed “Butter”

METHAMPHETAMINE  Meth is a synthetic chemical  Meth is commonly manufactured in illegal, hidden laboratories, mixed with various forms of amphetamines

METHAMPHETAMINE  Ever Wonder Why The Pharmacy Asks For ID When You Buy Certain OTC Cold Medicines??

METHAMPHETAMINE  Crystal Meth looks like crystals resembling ice  There is often a “hospital smell”  Sometimes it smells like vinegar, ammonia or cat urine

METHAMPHETAMINE  To increase the strength cookers will use: -battery acid -drain cleaner -lantern fuel -antifreeze

METHAMPHETAMINE  The Chemicals used are Potentially Explosive  It Costs Approximately $10,000.00 to clean up a meth lab

MET HAMPHET AMI NE  Faces Of Meth

HEROIN  39% increase in Heroin-Related Deaths  90% of 1 st time Heroin Users are White  75% of Heroin Addicts Used Rx Opioids Prior to Heroin  $133 Million in Federal Funding to Combat the Epidemic  50% Increase in Mexico’s Opium Production Last Year  38% Expansion of Afghanistan’s Poppy Fields

HEROIN  2010 Saw an Increase in Heroin- Related Incidents  Since then, the Abuse of Heroin has Risen at an Alarming Rate  “Heroin Train”  Raw vs. Cut  Heroin vs. Synthetics

Synthetics  Fentanyl  Carfentanil

MISCONCEPTIONS  Narcan

PRECAUTIONS  Carfentanil is 10,000 time stronger than morphine  ANY Exposure Can Be Fatal!!  Do Not Field Test or Touch/Breathe Any Substance

PRECAUTIONS  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Xi4A8S23Xo&fe ature=youtube

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