The document discusses the history and use of various legal and illegal substances in Czechia and Afghanistan. It describes the health effects of alcohol, tobacco, marijuana, heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine, and kratom. It notes that Afghanistan produces 90% of the world's heroin and the drug trade has funded radical groups. Opium production in Afghanistan was originally for British colonies and caused famines when banned in China. Cocaine was originally an ingredient in Coca-Cola until 1903. The document raises questions about drug testing welfare recipients and addiction to video games.
1. Use and History of
illegal Substances in
Czechia as a Part of
Case Comparisons
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7. Alcohol
• Irreversible damage to the brain, can lead to dementia,
devastating to the liver, increased risk of heart disease
• The effective/lethal dose ratio on an empty stomach can be
lethal within 5 minutes at blood alcohol level of 0.5% and
higher
• Methanol affair 2012, 42 victims, dozens of people in
hospitals
• The residues of alcoholic beverages date from 7000
BCE
• Beer with much lesser alcohol content used to be
substitute for water in the past ages
8. • Cardiovascular diseases
• Lung damage, cancer
• An ordinary cigarette contains over 7,000
chemical substances, of which more than
70 are cancer-causing
• Few studies dealing with electronic
cigarettes, vaping. Vaping substances with
THC dangerous
• Often promoted and considered "healthy"
throughout history
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10. Marijuana
• Bred for higher THC content
• A psychotropic substance
• In higher doses it can lead to paranoid states
• It can be a triggering factor for many mental illnesses, especially schizophrenia, which has not yet
manifested itself in young people
• It reduces reaction time, long-term use is manifested by damage to short-term memory
11. • Case of 2012, huge production place of
cannabis discovered
• Men of Vietnamese nationality who
didn’t speak Czech were imprisoned
behind the walls and were forced to
cultivate cannabis
• Together with them, the police found 40
million CZK
14. Heroine and
opioids
• 90% of the world's heroin production
• 3-4 million addicts
• Relatively infertile soil
• Mass production of opiates since the
1950s
• The sale of heroin helped fund radical
Islamism during the Soviet and American
invasions
• A key source of income for the Taliban,
even though it is haram
• Around 2000$ for 1 kg of heroine
• $125 per kilogram for dry opium (2007)
• 17x more profit than with wheat
18. • Very infertile land for agricultural activity
• Repeated famines and the need for
humanitarian aid
• Large reserves of sorghum, which, however, is
used to produce alcohol instead of
consumption
• Substance addiction problem linked to local
lifestyle and mentality
• Average age very low, presence of children as
soldiers, women and children practically at the
level of slaves
19. • A widespread opium epidemic that
caused famine in the countryside
• Cultivated in British Indian colonies,
opiates became an important source of
revenue for the British crown
• The ban on the sale of opium in China
caused the British Empire to declare two
wars on China with the main purpose of
legalizing the sale of opium again
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22. • Until 1903, the main ingredients were
caffeine and cocaine
• The Corsican Mariani wine, which
was mixed with cocaine, was also an
inspiration
• The ban on the sale of alcohol in the
USA led to the replacement of
alcohol with syrup, which eventually
became Coca-Cola
• Since 1903, the production was based
on already used coca leave
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24. Cocaine
• In 2001, the wreck of a cocaine ship changed life on the island
of São Miguel
• Local residents took the fabric for their morning coffee or dinner
• More than half a ton of cocaine circulated here, one small Coca-
Cola bottle full of cocaine was sold for around 5 euros
25. Methamphetamine
• Used in medicals sometimes, mainly to
cure ADHD in the US
• Given to German soldiers, it was
inefficient and caused many problems
• 40 € from distributors, 20 € per gram by
producers
• Anxiety, confusion, insomnia, mood
disturbances, and violent behavior,
paranoia
• Cheaper mixed forms favourite among
children in the Moravian-Silesian Region
at various schools
26. Kratom
• Legal in many countries
• Dangerously addictive stimulant from Southeast Asia
• 40 € from distributors, 20 € per gram by producers
• Anxiety, confusion, insomnia, mood disturbances, and violent
behavior, paranoia
• Cheaper mixed forms favourite among children in the Moravian-
Silesian Region at various schools
• 5 g needed for 1 hour of effect, similar stimulant to cocaine
• Popular among young people, truck drivers and in professions
needing high concentration
• Combinations of other substances can be lethal, tolerance is
quickly being built
• Loss of appetite, skin problems, fatigue, muscle pain, very bad
combination with alcohol
27. • Should drug testing be mandatory for welfare recipients?
• Is addiction to video games a problem that should be taken into
account much more seriously?
• Would you date someone who currently still has a bad problem with
heroine but is striving to recover from his addiction?
