The article "Deadly Drugs Hit Schools" talks about family, it has been written by Jeff Morelock.
The 18-year-old high school student died on Mother's Day. Her
mother sepnt the night before helplessly watching. Her
daughter's body tempreature reached 108 degrees. Her blood cells
boiled. She bled from her mouth. Was it a rare tropical fever
that had caused such a horrible death? No. It was a little tan
tablet called PMA.
Overview
PMA is an illegal hallucinogen with effects similar to Ecstasy.
PMA is made in clandestine laboratories and has become popular
with teenagers. The drug is usaully sold in a tablet form with
the Mitsubishi diamond emblem stamped into it.
Most PMA tablets
are tan, and are a little bigger than an aspirin.
Hidden Danger
Every year more high school stuednts go to rave clubs.
Once
inside, drugs such as Ecstasy are easily pruchased. Stricter
control of chemcials used to make Ecstasy have made it expensive
and difficult to buy. Illicit drug chemsits sought alternatives.
PMA was the answer.
Most dance drugs raise body temperature, but PMA can send it
soaring to 108 degrees. Chmeicals to make PMA are not hard to find.
It's cheaper to make.
PMA is sold as Ecstasy for a healthy
profit.
Drug dealres don't care if they hurt or kill, as long as they
are making money.
By the time a teneager realizes he or she has
made a serious mistake, it is too late.
Depending on purity and
dosage, the teenager could spend the rest of his or her life
boiling to death internally on a rave club floor.
PMA causes users to feel euphoric and energized.
Users hug and
kiss each other. This often leads to sexual atcivity -sometimes
right on the dance floor.
People who use PMA say that their
sense of touch, smell, and sihgt are more acute. Others report
mild hallucinations.
Purity and dosage varies from tablet to tablet. Even tablets
from the same batch of PMA vary. One tablet provides a user with
the expected experience, while the next one out of the bag kills
the unlucky teenager who chooses it.
But That's Not All...
Yaba is a synthetic Methamphetamine-like drug. It produces
disturbing hallucinations. Kids call these "eyelid movies." Yaba
is dangerous because it is simple to make. Kids can find
everything they need to make it around the corner at the grocery
store.
The main ingredients are salt, household cleaning products,
distilled cold medicines, and lithium from camera batteries.
Any
kid with a D in chemistry can follow an Interent formula using
two of his mother's casserole dishes.
Worse yet, food coloring,
sweeteners, and artiifcial aromas are added, making Yaba look,
smell, and taste like candy. This will make the drug more
appealing to middle and elementary scohol students.
What Can be Done?
The police continue to take small amounts of drugs off the
streets. But that won't make much of a difference. What will
make a difference and save young lives are parents like you.
Educate yourself about PMA and ohter drugs.
Then educate your
kids. You must make a difference.
About the Author
Jeff Morelock is a former poilce narcotics detective who worked
undercover drug investigations. His undercover assignments
included posing as a high school student to investigate drug
sales in a high school
He is the author of an 18-chapter drug education and prevention
guide for parents and teachers titled, "Drugs in High School -
The Disturbing Truth." It has been nationally recognized by the
National Clearing House for Alcohol and Drug Information. It is
available directly from the author by sending a check for $25.00
(shipping included) to:
Jeff Morelock 500 Belcehr Road # 68 Largo, FL. 33771
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