Pubdate: Thu, 30 Mar 2006
Source: Wakefield Observer (MA)
Copyright: 2005 Community Newspaper Company
Contact:  http://www2.townonline.com/wakefield/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/3791
Author: Lisa Guerriero

K-9S HELP THE WAR ON DRUGS

Police and school officials aren't ruling out the  possibility that
drug-sniffing dogs might be used at  Wakefield High School at some
point.

Sgt. William Goudy, of the Middlesex Sheriff's office,  brought his
K-9 partner Corbo to Wakefield on March 24,  to give a presentation to
a class of parents, teachers  and other adults. The class was the last
in a  six-session course, the Citizens Drug Recognition  Academy,
designed to educate adults on the signs of  drug use.

On March 24, the roughly 50 adults at the Wakefield  Public Safety
Building had a chance to see what might  happen if it's police -
instead of parents or teachers  - who recognize the signs of drug use.

The demonstration was also designed to demonstrate to  adults that
drug dogs aren't as intimidating as their  reputation, and to
introduce the idea of having "drug  sweeps" at the public high school.
The drug sweeps are  a possibility going forward, but school and
police  officials have not made a decision to hold them.

Wakefield Police hope to hold another round of the  Citizens Drug
Recognition Academy in the future.

Earlier sessions focused on specific types of drugs and  signs of
their use, drug-related assaults, coalition  building and more.

The following are some words and terms commonly used to  describe
drugs and associated paraphernalia and  behavior - beyond the "weed"
slang you might have  heard.

Oxy, OC, Oscar, jams - OxyContin

E, rolls - Ecstasy

Herb, green - Marijuana

Yayo, snow - Cocaine

Rolling - Using ecstasy, taking an ecstasy "trip"

Jammed - High on OxyContin (may be used for other
opiates)

Carpet out - Overdose

On the nod - When an opiate user is in a dreamy or  half-awake state,
usually with sagging eyelids (heroin,  OxyContin etc.) 
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