Tiltonsville Police Dept.

            Dedicated to Serving and Protecting the Residents of Tiltonsville, Ohio

   222 Grandview Ave.
   Tiltonsville, Ohio

     Phone: (740) 859-2730
      Fax: (740) 859-6464
                 
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Commonly Used Street Drugs
Marijuana
Marijuana is the most widely used illegal substance in the world today. It's use is also the most controversial. With legalization efforts underway, it is important to have the facts. Marijuana is currently legal in some form in eleven states in the U.S. Other states are evaluating legalization. 
Cocaine
Cocaine is a highly potent stimulant that is considered to be one of the greatest drug threats to the world because of the violence associated with trafficking and use, the physical and psychological effects associated with its use, and the costs to society as a whole.
Heroin
First synthesized from morphine in 1874, heroin was not extensively used in medicine until the beginning of this century. Commercial production of the new pain remedy was first started in 1898. While it received widespread acceptance from the medical profession, physicians remained unaware of its potential for addiction for years. The first comprehensive control of heroin in the United States was established with the Harrison Narcotic Act of 1914.
Ecstasy
Stimulates the release of serotonin.  Prozac and other prescription drugs also stimulates the release of serotonin the difference being that the release is controlled by the strength of the Prozac.