Drug pipes are vessels used as drug paraphernalia to aid the smoking of hard drugs. They usually consist of a glass tube with or without a bulb, the latter particularly used when freebasing methamphetamine or crack cocaine.
Methamphetamine pipe
editA methamphetamine pipe is a glass pipe which consists of a tube connected to a spherical bulb with a small opening on top designed for smoking methamphetamine. A pipe that has been used will have carbon deposit on the exterior of the bulb and white or gray crystal residues on the inner surface.[1] Alternate names include pizzo[2],tooter[3] pilo, oil burner, bubble, tweak pipe, meth pipe, gack pipe, crank pipe, crack pipe, pookie pipe, chicken bone, or ice pipe – AKA “Billy”[citation needed]
There are some legitimate uses for these pipes including applying the hole "on the top of an eucalyptus bottle" for inhaling aromas or moisture.[4][5]
These pipes are often sold at head shops and convenience stores, though local and national restrictions often apply and sellers may be subject to fines and/or jail time. In Modesto, California, local investigators seized thousands of oil burners from head shops. Eight people were subjected to citations which could bring up to $1,000 in fines and possibly six months of jail time.[6]
Pizzos are often advertised as "oil burners" or "mystic vases" designed for burning incense oils. Wish.com has listed the glass item as a "Colored Glass Oil Burner Pipe"[7] and received criticism from the Queensland government as the region struggled to battle the rising use of methamphetamine.[8]
Fentanyl pipe
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A fentanyl pipe is a hammer shaped pipe used to smoke fentanyl pills.[9][10]
Love rose
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A love rose is a glass tube with a paper or plastic rose inside of it, and a bit of cork or foil on the ends to keep the rose from falling out. While ostensibly intended as romantic gifts, their primary known use is as a pipe to smoke drugs such as crack cocaine or methamphetamine.[11] They are commonly sold at convenience stores in the United States, particularly in inner-city locations.[12][13]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Becker, Ronald F. (October 2004). Criminal Investigation. Jones & Bartlett Learning. ISBN 978-0-7637-3168-7.
- ^ Louis A. Pagliaro; Ann Marie Pagliaro (1 November 2019). Child and Adolescent Drug and Substance Abuse: A Comprehensive Reference Guide. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-351-00947-8. Archived from the original on 11 August 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
- ^ Covey, Herbert C. (2007). The Methamphetamine Crisis: Strategies to Save Addicts, Families, and Communities. Bloomsbury Academic. p. 9. ISBN 978-0-275-99322-1.
- ^ "WeHo Public Safety Commission to Consider Ban on Sale of Meth Pipes". WEHOville. 2016-11-15. Archived from the original on 2020-06-17. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
- ^ Mozingo, Joe (2015-06-14). "A gritty life for those on the edge". graphics.latimes.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-20. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
- ^ Raguso, Emilie (2008-10-16). "Modesto police cracking down on 'head shops'". modbee. Archived from the original on 2024-08-04. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
- ^ Luke Mortimer (2018-04-10). "Facebook site pushing ice-pipes to regional Queenslanders". Daily Mercury. Archived from the original on 2020-06-17. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
- ^ Loomes, Phoebe (16 September 2019). "Major online retailer selling illegal crack pipes and drug paraphernalia". NewsComAu. Archived from the original on 17 June 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
- ^ Ciccarone, Daniel; Holm, Nicole; Ondocsin, Jeff; Schlosser, Allison; Fessel, Jason; Cowan, Amanda; Mars, Sarah G. (2024). "Innovation and adaptation: The rise of a fentanyl smoking culture in San Francisco". PLOS ONE. 19 (5): e0303403. Bibcode:2024PLoSO..1903403C. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0303403. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 11111043. PMID 38776268.
- ^ "Outreach team brings clean drug supplies to Southwest Portland block". kgw.com. 2024-02-20. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
- ^ DiSalvo, David (July 12, 2012). "A Rose in a Glass By Any Other Name is a Crack Pipe". Forbes.com. Archived from the original on 5 March 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
- ^ Reist, Margaret (January 16, 2005). "A rose by another name: crack pipe". Lincoln Journal Star. Nebraska. Archived from the original on 13 October 2017. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
- ^ Terry Greene Sterling. Illegal: Life and Death in Arizona's Immigration War Zone. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 126 ff. ISBN 978-0-7627-6618-5.