Club Drugs June 28, 2012 PUBLIC SAFETY COMPLIANCE TEAM.

Club Drugs

June 28, 2012

PUBLIC SAFETY COMPLIANCE TEAM

www.responsiblehospitalityedmonton.ca


CLUB DRUGS

•Ecstasy•GHB•Ketamine•Cocaine



ECSTASY



• Tablet and powder form;• Powder may be placed in gel caps;• Street Value – 1 tablet ($5 to $20)

VISUAL SYMPTOMS- Sweating, chills, muscle spasms and

hyperactivity

ECSTASY OVERDOSE- Due to a variety of causes including dehydration,

hyperthermia, renal failure and heart failure.



Gamma Hydroxybutyrate (GHB)



• Viscous liquid that is usually smuggled into the venue inside a Visine container, insulin vials or any small containers;

• Liquid is dense and weighs more than water;• When shaking the container, air bubbles will take longer

to reach the surface than water;• Salty taste;• Street Value – 5 ml ($10 to $25)

VISUAL SYMPTOMS• Bruxism, dry mouth, hallucinations, frothing at mouth,

vomiting, low heart rate, exaggerated alcohol overdose symptoms, may be combative when treated, flaccid muscle tone, poor balance, droopy eye lids, slow internal clock.



KETAMINE



• Liquid and powder form;• Powder is off white and generally sold in gel

caps or small gem bags• 1 gram ($60 to $80)

VISUAL SYMPTOMS• Slurred/slow speech, disoriented, amnesia,

agitated, catatonic stare blankly, passive or violent, rigid muscle tone, hallucinations, paranoid, sweating profusely, insensitive to pain.



COCAINE (Soft)



• Odorless white crystal powder that can be snorted (Most common), smoked or injected;

• Street Value – 1 gram ($60 to $80)

VISUAL SYMPTOMS- Enlarged pupils, dry mouth, stuffy nose, very

alert / energetic, increased blood pressure/breathing, feelings of euphoria, reduced appetite, and increased heart rate.

Club Drugs June 28, 2012 PUBLIC SAFETY COMPLIANCE TEAM.

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