| Show Sher Sheriffs Sheriff's Corner Parents Know Inow the Drug Threat The Child You Save May Be Your Own OwnBy OwnBy t By ARDEN W W. STEWART Uintah County Sheriff THIS WEEKS WEEK'S SUBJECTS SUBJECT MORE MIND DRUGS NOW IN USE kA To classify any anyone one group of drugs as mind affecting would be a n truth but only half true because this would lead one to believe that some drugs in use do de NOT affect the mind The hal hat those which cause trips of the mind are arc generally referred to toas toas toas as mind affecting but In reality al all all drugs have their effect on the mind whether direct or indirectly Some of oC the other drugs we have not mentioned thus far arc are MESCALINE PEYOTE and MORNING GLORY SEEDS Mescaline is hallucinogenic in nature a n chemical found in the buttons of certain tain small cactus plants peyote or ar mescal and these are arc also available illegally in powder and liquid form form The effects for the most part milder than from LSD often orten last 10 to 12 hours Being bitter to the taste it is often orten mixed with a drink to make it go down easier American Indians have used this drug in religious rights for hundreds of oC years so its use is not what could be termed new Peyote itself coming from cactus is isa a milder form of mescaline Sometimes it is referred to as the button bullon cactus cac cae tits or just the letter P To this day it is still used in sacrament rites by the Native Am American Indian Church is from the Mexican mushroom mushroom mushroom mush mush- room and usually comes in crystal powder pow der or liquid form Influence of oC the mind lasts from two to six hours generally generally gen gen- and effects are arc similar to those of mescaline causes effects effects ef ef- similar to LSD when taken in large doses Reaction comes quickly and the effects last an hour or two It is made synthetically and is a natural component of seeds from plants growing growing growing grow grow- ing in the West Indies and South Amer Amer- ica lea For hundreds of years natives have used this drug by sniffing a powder from the seeds also known as DOM is relatively rel rei new on the drug scene It is a n synthetic chemical related to mescaline and the amphetamines Reportedly it is very mind distorting but not nearly so 50 powerful as LSD Morning Glory seeds of oC some varieties varieties ies les have an active principle closely related related related re re- re- re to LSD but much less potent The seeds are arc most usually chewed or made malle into a tea Then there is the thing called GS 08 like banana peel 68 GB or as is it is sometimes sometimes some some- times called sex juice may be a hoax so say the specialists of oC the American Amer ican scan Pharmaceutical Association Users have reported that it produces wild short trips as compared to LSD or There arc are conflicting reports on the chemical make up and over all ef feels Our Food and Drug Administration tion says that 68 GS is simply oil of pep pep- So in summary today you may ask yourself why it is important to know all of oC these minute details detail about all of oC the drugs we have discussed Much of oC the information you oU mav may never have an occasion occasion oc oc- oc casion to use BUT DUT if you do have occasion it is much better belter to know facts than fiction hearsay and the like The major point of this entire series is to better understand the drug misuse misuse mis use problem and to do this we ye must know basic knowledge and basic facts Only through gh truth about the drug problem problem pro pro- blem can we hope t to combat it Only through open mindedness can we save our children from the horrors of drug misuse WE are arc the adults the solution tion to the problem is up to US this is OUR responsibility I IBe Be Dc with me next week wont won't you |
