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===User-specific===
===User-specific===
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User-specific products include glass hashish pipes, crack cocaine pipes, smoking masks, hashish [[bong]]s, [[Freebasing|cocaine freebase]] kits, [[syringe]]s, and [[roach clip]]s for holding the end of a marijuana [[joint (cannabis)|joint]]. Some stores sell items for growing [[hydroponic]] marijuana, such as guidebooks, fertilizer, and fluorescent [[grow-light]]s. The term "paraphernalia" also refers to items such as hollowed-out [[Compact (cosmetics)|cosmetic case]]s or fake [[pager]]s when used to conceal [[illegal drugs]], or products purported to cleanse an individual's system of drug residues to increase the chance of passing a urine analysis [[drug test]].

====Improvised====

=====Aluminum foil=====
[[File:Chasing.jpg|thumb|Chasing the dragon, aka foily]]

"[[Chasing the dragon]]" ('''CTD''') ({{zh|t=追龍|s=追龙|j=zeoi1 lung4|p=zhuī lóng|first=t}}), or "'''foily'''" in [[Australian English]],<ref>{{cite book|title=foily|isbn = 978-0-19-982994-1|url=http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780199829941.001.0001/acref-9780199829941-e-17913?rskey=kbEDFV&result=62|accessdate=10 January 2017}}</ref> refers to inhaling the vapor of a powdered [[psychoactive drug]] off a heated sheet of [[aluminium foil]]. The moving vapor is chased after with a tube (often rolled foil) through which the user inhales.<ref name="auto">{{cite journal |last1=Strang |first1=John |last2=Griffiths |first2=Paul |last3=Gossop |first3=Michael |title=Heroin smoking by 'chasing the dragon': origins and history |journal=Addiction |date=June 1997 |volume=92 |issue=6 |pages=673–684 |doi=10.1111/j.1360-0443.1997.tb02927.x |pmid=9246796 }}</ref> The "chasing" occurs as the user gingerly keeps the liquid moving in order to keep it from overheating and burning up too quickly, on a [[thermal conduction|heat conducting]] material such as aluminium foil.

=====Crack cocaine tools=====
[[File:Crack Ingredients.JPG|thumb|upright|For cocaine (in a plastic bag at bottom) to be converted to crack, several supplies are needed. Pictured here are [[baking soda]], a commonly used base in making crack, a metal spoon, a [[tealight]], and a cigarette lighter. The spoon is held over the heat source to "cook" the cocaine into crack.]]

=====Gravity bong=====
{{main|Gravity bong}}

[[File:Bucket bong diagram.jpg|thumb|Diagram of bucket bong in operation]]

A [[gravity bong]], also known as a GB, bucket bong, grav, geeb, gibby, yoin, or ghetto bong, is a method of consuming smokable substances such as [[Cannabis (drug)|cannabis]]. The term describes both a '''bucket bong''' and a '''waterfall bong''', since both use air pressure and water to draw smoke. A '''lung''' uses similar equipment but instead of water draws the smoke by removing a compacted plastic bag or similar from the chamber.

=====Toilet paper=====
{{main|Parachute (drugs)}}

This method is used among many pharmaceuticals that are commonly crushed for recreational use. The toilet paper method must use single ply toilet paper or one must separate the layers of double ply. Tissues are also a common go to for this method of drug ingestion. Another common paper used is [[rolling paper]] for smoking herbal substances or tobacco. Rice or starch papers known as [[oblaat]] in [[Japan]] is a method that is becoming more popular. [[Opioid]]s, [[amphetamine]]s, [[benzodiazepine]]s and other narcotics are commonly parachuted. This method's purpose is recreational because the drugs become absorbed all at once when the paper unravels in one's stomach.

====Professional====

=====Bong=====
[[File:Bong.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Bong]]s are an example of user-specific paraphernalia, in this case for the use of [[Cannabis (drug)|cannabis]].]]
[[File:Bong.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Bong]]s are an example of user-specific paraphernalia, in this case for the use of [[Cannabis (drug)|cannabis]].]]


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User-specific products include glass hashish pipes, crack cocaine pipes, smoking masks, hashish [[bong]]s, [[Freebasing|cocaine freebase]] kits, [[syringe]]s, and [[roach clip]]s for holding the end of a marijuana [[joint (cannabis)|joint]]. Some stores sell items for growing [[hydroponic]] marijuana, such as guidebooks, fertilizer, and fluorescent [[grow-light]]s. The term "paraphernalia" also refers to items such as hollowed-out [[Compact (cosmetics)|cosmetic case]]s or fake [[pager]]s when used to conceal [[illegal drugs]], or products purported to cleanse an individual's system of drug residues to increase the chance of passing a urine analysis [[drug test]].
A [[bong]] (also known as a water pipe) is a filtration device generally used for smoking [[cannabis (drug)|cannabis]], [[tobacco]], or other herbal substances.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ul451.gsu.edu/lawand/papers/fa05/albright_shawkat_susor/|title=Contraband: The Sale of Regulated Goods on the Internet|access-date=2010-03-24|archive-date=2016-04-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160412074521/http://ul451.gsu.edu/lawand/papers/fa05/albright_shawkat_susor/|url-status=dead}}</ref> In the bong shown in the photo, the smoke flows from the lower port on the left to the upper port on the right.

=====Bulb syringe=====
[[Image:Rectal bulb syringe.jpg|thumb|This enema bulb syringe features a bulb-shaped reservoir and a nozzle for delivering small amounts of fluid directly into the rectum.]]

=====Cocaine spoon=====
[[File:Stopper, snuff bottle (AM 687402-2).jpg|thumb|Chinese snuff bottle stopper with a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snuff_spoon snuff spoon] (also known as a cocaine spoon)]]

A [[snuff spoon]] is a tiny spoon used for nasal [[Insufflation (medicine)|insufflation]] of powdered substances. In the ancient time the spoons were used to ingest psychotropic substances,{{sfn|Childress|2012|loc=The Lost World of South America}} in the 18th century − [[Snuff (tobacco)|tobacco]],{{sfn|Hopkins|1897|p=55}} in the 20th century − [[cocaine]] (the spoon is thus also known as a '''cocaine spoon''' or '''coke spoon'''). Some local statutes in the US treat this spoon as [[drug paraphernalia]], defining it as a spoon that is too small and thus "unsuited for the typical, lawful uses of a spoon".<ref>{{cite web |title=Code of ordinances village of Dundee, Michigan. Chapter 51. |url=https://library.municode.com/mi/dundee/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_CH51DRARNUPR_ARTIDRPA_S51-1DE |publisher=[[Dundee, Michigan|Village of Dundee]]}}</ref>

=====Glass blades=====
[[File:Glassblades.jpg|thumb|Glass blades]]

[[Spots]] (also known as '''spotting''', '''knifers''', '''knife hits''', '''knife tokes''', '''dots''', '''hot knives''', '''kitchen tracking''' '''blades''', or '''bladers''') refers to a method of smoking [[Cannabis (drug)|cannabis]].<ref>Handbook of Pharmacy Education, Harmen R.J., 2001, Pg 169</ref> Small pieces of cannabis are rolled (or simply torn from a larger bud) to form the spot.


===Dealer-specific===
===Dealer-specific===

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"Drug paraphernalia" is a term to denote any equipment, product or accessory that is intended or modified for making, using or concealing drugs, typically for recreational purposes. Drugs such as cannabis, cocaine, heroin, fentanyl, and methamphetamine are related to a wide range of paraphernalia.

Product types

Paraphernalia generally fall into two categories: user-specific products and dealer-specific products.

User-specific

Bongs are an example of user-specific paraphernalia, in this case for the use of cannabis.

User-specific products include glass hashish pipes, crack cocaine pipes, smoking masks, hashish bongs, cocaine freebase kits, syringes, and roach clips for holding the end of a marijuana joint. Some stores sell items for growing hydroponic marijuana, such as guidebooks, fertilizer, and fluorescent grow-lights. The term "paraphernalia" also refers to items such as hollowed-out cosmetic cases or fake pagers when used to conceal illegal drugs, or products purported to cleanse an individual's system of drug residues to increase the chance of passing a urine analysis drug test.

Dealer-specific

Dealer-specific products are used by drug sellers or traffickers for preparing drugs for distribution. Items such as digital scales, vials, and small zipper storage bags that can be used to package crack, heroin, or marijuana fall into this category.

Contamination

See also: Needle sharing
Banknotes frequently changes hands, increasing the risk of exposure to viruses from past users.

Sharing snorting equipment (straws, banknotes, bullets, etc) has been linked to the transmission of hepatitis C. (Bonkovsky and Mehta) In one study, the University of Tennessee Medical Center researches warned that other blood-borne diseases such as HIV, the AIDS-causing virus, could be transmitted as well.[1]

Bongs that are cleaned regularly eliminates yeast, fungi, bacteria and pathogens that can cause several symptoms that vary from allergy to lung infection.[2][3][4]

Re-used uncleaned vapes, and vape sharing, may cause bacterial pneumonia,[5][6] fungal pneumonia,[7] and viral pneumonia.[5]

A collection of safe drug use supplies commonly used to inject heroin, fentanyl, or other illicit opioids
Food grade N
2O charger (bottom right), cracker (top right) and balloon
Two snuff bullets for snorting drugs in powder form

Legality

United States

In the US, enterprising individuals would sell items openly in the street, until anti-paraphernalia laws in the 1980s eventually ended the practice. With the growth of the Internet, drug paraphernalia sellers have greatly expanded their sales to a worldwide market.

According to the Federal Drug Paraphernalia Statute, 21 USC 863, which is part of the Controlled Substances Act, in the US it is illegal to sell, transport through the mail, transport across state lines, import, or export drug paraphernalia as defined. Possession is usually illegal under State law. The law gives specific guidance on determining what constitutes drug paraphernalia. Many states have also enacted their own laws prohibiting drug paraphernalia. In the 1982 case Hoffman Estates v. The Flipside, Hoffman Estates, Inc., the US Supreme Court found a municipal ordinance requiring licensing for paraphernalia sales to have sufficiently distinguished marketing for illegal use to be constitutional. Government crackdowns have resulted in the arrest of sellers of recreational drug paraphernalia, such as actor Tommy Chong, who spent time in prison in 2003 for having his name used on bongs for sale via the internet.[8]

The American drug paraphernalia laws can also apply to many items that have more legitimate uses than illegal drugs. Small mirrors and other glass products (such as Pyrex test tubes and "glass crack pipes"), lighters, rolled up currency, razor blades, aluminium/tin foil, credit cards, and spoons have all been used to prosecute people under paraphernalia laws, whether or not they contain residue of illegal drugs. While United States federal statute defines paraphernalia with the concept of primary use, in practice, this can be interpreted to be what the individual was currently primarily using the item for, allowing for common items to be treated as paraphernalia only in cases where more clear evidence allows such determination of primary use.[citation needed]

Head shops are very much alive and well in the US, however. Generally, though, they have signs near presumable paraphernalia saying "For tobacco use only" or "Not for use with illicit drugs." Many also ban customers for referencing the use of illegal drugs when buying items. Similar policies are used in online head shops, where customers are often made to verify detailed disclaimers of their non-use of illegal substances before buying items.[9]

United Kingdom

In the UK, while cannabis is illegal, owning drug paraphernalia is not illegal, but under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971, the individual may be committing a criminal offense if the items contain traces of drugs.

Under Section 9A of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971, It is a criminal offense "to supply or offer to supply an object for providing or preparing a controlled drug if a person believes that the article will be used in circumstances where the administration is unlawful.[10] If convicted in a magistrates' court, the penalty is a maximum of six months in prison and/or a £5,000 fine.

Sweden

In Sweden, pharmacies can only sell syringes and hypodermic needles to people with a doctor's prescription for medical use.[11]

See also

References

  1. ^ Sharing Drug "Snorting Straws" Spreads Hepatitis C, 2016
  2. ^ Can You Get Sick From Dirty Bong Water?
  3. ^ https://www.maryjanetokes.com/dirty-bong-the-dangers-of-using-one/
  4. ^ The Dangers of a Dirty Bong, 2018
  5. ^ a b Kooragayalu, S; El-Zarif, S; Jariwala, S (2020). "Vaping Associated Pulmonary Injury (VAPI) with superimposed Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection". Respiratory Medicine Case Reports. 29. doi:10.1016/j.rmcr.2020.100997. PMC 6997893. PMID 32042584.
  6. ^ "Vaping changes oral microbiome and raises infection risk". www.medicalnewstoday.com. 14 March 2020.
  7. ^ Mughal, Mohsin Sheraz; Dalmacion, Denise Lauren V.; Mirza, Hasan Mahmood; Kaur, Ikwinder Preet; Dela Cruz, Maria Amanda; Kramer, Violet E. (1 January 2020). "E-cigarette or vaping product use associated lung injury, (EVALI) - A diagnosis of exclusion". Respiratory Medicine Case Reports. 31: 101174. doi:10.1016/j.rmcr.2020.101174. PMID 32775191.
  8. ^ Actor Maxwell Parker Hahn Sentenced To prison on Drug Paraphernalia Charges
  9. ^ "If Drug Paraphernalia is Illegal, how do Head Shops Legally Operate?". 7 August 2013. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
  10. ^ "Are Water Pipes Legal".
  11. ^ "Lag (2006:323) om utbyte av sprutor och kanyler". www.riksdagen.se (in Swedish).
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