| Are you aware of different drug paraphernalia? If you | | | | street which a lot of people could see. Nowadays, |
| are aware of all of them, it does not mean that you | | | | people can't sell their products on the street and other |
| are a drug user or a drug addict. It just means that you | | | | places like stores but how about the internet? |
| are aware of what is happening around you. | | | | Things you should know |
| To those people who are not familiar with this, drug | | | | There are some important things that you should know |
| paraphernalia are different things or equipment that are | | | | about drug paraphernalia. Here are some of them: |
| use in making and using illegal drugs like cocaine, | | | | • The target market of drug paraphernalia is |
| marijuana, methamphetamine and heroin. There are | | | | the youth. A lot of teenagers are addicted to illegal |
| two different kinds of drug paraphernalia: | | | | drugs due to many reasons. Some reason may be |
| • User-specific products - these kinds of | | | | personal like family problems or financial problems. |
| products are sold to drug users in order to perform the | | | | Some reason might be their friends. Peer pressure can |
| activity well. Some of these products are pipes, masks, | | | | do a lot of things. |
| clips and other things in order to hide the illegal drugs. | | | | • Drug paraphernalia are packaged with |
| • Dealer Specific products - these kinds of | | | | different pictures, designs, etc. so that it will not be |
| products are used by drug traffickers. They use this | | | | obvious. Some example designs are colorful logos, |
| product when they already distribute the illegal drugs to | | | | pictures of famous people like celebrities and different |
| different people. Sample of this products are scale, | | | | smiley faces. |
| baggies and vials. | | | | • Drug paraphernalia like markers can cover |
| According to the law, it is illegal to possess the said | | | | up pipes and other small glasses that are hand painted. |
| paraphernalia. Actually, not only possess but also to | | | | Unfortunately, a lot of parents do not know these. |
| transport, sell, and import or export these kinds of | | | | Parents should know about these things. This is one of |
| things. The law is providing guidelines to determine if | | | | the biggest problems in a society. For some |
| the paraphernalia is used in illegal drugs or not. | | | | government officials, they were successful in beating |
| How about the sales of drug paraphernalia? Way | | | | up this kind of problem but sometimes, no matter what |
| back in 1960s up to 1970s in the United States, the | | | | they do, they are like just mushrooms that keep on |
| selling of drug paraphernalia was very obvious. During | | | | coming back. Drug paraphernalia might be simple but it |
| those times, you could see many shops selling different | | | | can give great impact to the society and especially to |
| drug paraphernalia. You will also find home-made | | | | the youth. Not really good to our ears, right? But it's the |
| paraphernalia. Some people even sold them on the | | | | reality. |