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Drugs, Alcohol, and the Law Bellingham Police Department Officer Brown

Classification of Crimes • • Felonies Gross Misdemeanor Infraction

Felonies • Class A Felony – Up to life in prison, and up to $50, 000 fine • Class B Felony – Up to 10 years in prison, and up to $20, 000 fine • Class C Felony – Up to 5 years in prison, and up to $10, 000 fine

Gross Misdemeanor • Up to 1 year in a county jail • Up to a $5, 000 fine • Mandatory court appearance

Misdemeanor • Up to 90 days in county jail • Up to $1, 000 fine • Mandatory court appearance

Infractions • Not criminal • Monetary penalty • Issued a ticket (NOI) • • • 35 in a 25 mph zone = $124 10 over in school zone = $210 No seatbelt = $124 No insurance = $550 Driving w/ cell phone = $124

Related Topics • • • Liquor Laws Tobacco Marijuana Prescription Drugs Club Drugs • • Hallucinogens Methamphetamine Cocaine Heroin

Alcohol and the Law

Get The Facts • Alcohol affects your brain: – Loss of coordination, slowed reflexes, memory lapse, and blackouts. • Alcohol affects your self control: – Impairs judgment- leading to risky behaviors

• Alcohol can kill you: – Alcohol poisoning, impaired driving • Alcohol can hurt you – even if you are not the one drinking: – Affected by other peoples judgment – car crashes and violent behavior

Before You Risk It… • Know the law: – MIP- Gross Misdemeanor Arrest – DUI- Gross Misdemeanor – Furnishing to minors – Gross Misdemeanor – Unlawful use of I. D. - Misdemeanor – Open container in public - $103 infraction – Disguising alcohol container - $124 inf.

• Get the facts: – One drink can make you fail a breath test – legal limit for driving if under 21 is. 02 – A can of beer, a glass of wine, a wine cooler, or a shot of liquor; all have the same alcohol content. – Alcohol is a drug - mixing it with any other drug can be extremely dangerous – even with common over the counter drugs – Tylenol. – On average, the body burns 1 oz of alcohol per hour http: //safeshare. tv/w/atq. UHw. Xt. Qw

Know the Signs • How can you tell if a friend has a problem with alcohol? – Getting drunk on a regular basis – Lying about alcohol consumption – how much – Believing that alcohol is necessary to have fun – Frequent hangovers – Depressed or suicidal – Having blackouts – http: //safeshare. tv/w/hz. PMwjei. QU

Get The Facts • Marijuana affects your brain: – Produces over 2, 000 chemicals when smoked. – The THC remains in the fatty tissues of the brain and body for weeks. – Distorted perception (sights, sounds, time, touch) – Problems with memory and learning – Loss of coordination – Trouble with thinking and problem-solving

• Marijuana affects your body: – Because marijuana smoke contains more cancer causing chemicals than tobacco, marijuana smokers can develop head, neck, and lung cancer early in life. – Marijuana impairs the immune system making smokers more susceptible to diseases.

Before You Risk It… • • • Possession up to 1 ounce – now legal 21+ Possession 28. 3 g - 40 grams – Misdemeanor Possession with intent to deliver – Felony Manufacture – Felony DUI – Gross Misdemeanor Use of drug paraphernalia - Misdemeanor

Know The Signs • How can you tell if a friend is using Marijuana? – Missing school and a decline in grades – Bloodshot eyes – Increases sleepiness and hunger – Increased use of mouthwash, colognes, or perfumes to mask the odor on breath or clothing

Before You Risk It… • Obtaining or attempting to obtain a prescription medication by: fraud, deceit, forgery or falsification. • Possess with out a prescription. • Possession of prescription medication not in the labeled container. • FELONY crimes

• It is illegal to buy or sell club drugs. • It is also a federal crime to use any controlled substance to aid in a sexual assault. • Felony crimes

Methamphetamine • Slang Terms: – – – – – Speed Meth Crystal Crank Tweek Go-Fast Ice Glass Uppers Black Beauties

Get the Facts • Meth affects your brain: – In the short-term, meth causes mind and mood changes such as anxiety, euphoria, and depression. – In the long-term, meth effects can include chronic fatigue, paranoid or delusional thinking, and permanent psychological damage.

• Meth affects your body: – Increases the heart rate, blood pressure, and risk of stroke. – Creates a false sense of energy – pushes the body faster and further that it’s meant to go. – Can cause irreversible damage to blood vessels in the brain.

Before You Risk It… • Methamphetamine can kill you: – An overdose of meth can result in heart failure. – Long-term physical effects such as liver, kidney, and lung damage may also kill you. – 92% of methamphetamine deaths reported in 2002 involved meth in combination with another drug, such as alcohol, heroin, or cocaine.

• Meth users who inject the drug are at a greater risk for HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis. • Meth users develops skin sores, that they obsessively pick at.

Meth Labs • Clandestine labs – are found in rural and city settings; barns, garages, apartments, hotel rooms and vehicles. • Meth labs are very, very dangerous. They expose you to chemical contamination and are highly flammable and explosive. • Some warning signs that a dangerous Meth lab may be in your neighborhood: unusual odors (cat urine or ammonia smell), high traffic to the house, and excessive trash.

• The corrosive and toxic nature of the chemicals used to produce meth can cause fires, poisonous vapors, and damage the environment. • Some of the ingredients that are used to make methamphetamine are: – Ephedrine, red phosphorous (match heads), hydrochloric acid, drain cleaner, battery acid, lye, lantern fuel, and antifreeze.

Before You Risk It… • Cocaine is expensive. Regular users can spend hundreds and even thousands of dollars on cocaine each week. • COCAINE CAN KILL YOU – Even the first time cocaine user can have seizures or fatal heart attacks. • Cocaine - in any form - is illegal! – Felony arrest

Heroin

• HEROIN CAN KILL YOU – – Heroin is one of the top three frequently reported drugs by medical examiners in drug related deaths. – Heroin is an illegal Schedule I drug, meaning that it is in the group of the most highly addictive drugs. – Felony arrest – http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=k. Yiu. Ry. Ln. ZOk

Be Smart – Don’t Start • THESE SUBSTANCES CAN KILL YOU THE FIRST TIME YOU TRY THEM!