Contents:
- Medical Video: 4 Types of Toxic Cookware to Avoid and 4 Safe Alternatives
- Is that blue sapphire?
- The characteristics of blue sapphire drugs
- The effects and dangers of using blue sapphire drugs
Medical Video: 4 Types of Toxic Cookware to Avoid and 4 Safe Alternatives
Earlier this year the National Narcotics Agency (BNN) revealed the discovery of new types of drugs in the South Tangerang area, Banten. This drug, known as blue sapphire, has various forms, ranging from powder to liquid. According to experts, taking these drugs is similar in effect to consuming methamphetamine or ecstasy. What are the characteristics and effects of this new type of drug? See the following explanation.
Is that blue sapphire?
Reporting from the official BNN website, blue sapphire is a synthetic compound (man-made) from katinon type drugs. Katinon itself is a stimulant compound found in shrub plants called khat.
This shrub grows in grassland areas in eastern Africa and in southern Arab countries. In the area of origin, khat leaves are often chewed to get a stimulant effect, similar to the tradition of chewing in Indonesia.
Katinon will be formulated again with other chemicals in the laboratory to produce a new psychoactive substance called 4-chlorometkatinon (4-CMC) which is marketed as blue sapphire. This synthetic product is actually more dangerous than the simple katinon contained in the khat plant.
The type of synthetic drug katinon lately increasingly widespread because the price is relatively cheaper than drugs in general. In addition, because there are still new types, in various parts of the world of drugs there is no legal umbrella. However, in Indonesia, 4-CMCs have been registered as class I drugs. Sales, distribution and use are legally prohibited.
The characteristics of blue sapphire drugs
To avoid the distribution and use of new drugs, you must understand what they are like. According to the National Narcotics Agency, blue sapphires are usually circulated in bottles in the form of liquids that are blue like sapphires. However, the BNN also found other variations of 4-CMC drugs in the form of clear, brown and yellow liquid.
So far, drug dealers sell this product by mixing it into drinks. Whether it's alcoholic beverages or not. Drinks with a mixture of 4-CMC are known as Snow White.
In addition to the blue liquid form, 4-CMC synthetic drugs may also circulate in the form of white crystalline powder which is very similar to bath salts. Because the original form is a crystal chunk like shabu (meth).
The effects and dangers of using blue sapphire drugs
Blue sapphire is a psychoactive stimulant drug that can provide effects similar to methamphetamine. Dealers may promise pleasant effects such as being more energetic, more energetic, and can make you feel lighter.
Even if consumed, these illegal drugs will have the following effects:
- euphoria
- hallucinations
- paranoia (excessive fear)
- anxiety
- panic attack
- upbeat and active
- confidence
- tachycardia (fast heartbeat)
Blue sapphire is also very life threatening because it can cause blood pressure to rise, liver failure, kidney failure, dehydration, seizures, to coma. This drug is also known to cause suicide. All over the world, including Indonesia, blue sapphires have claimed many deaths.
If you or the person closest to you is abusing synthetic drugs, immediately seek the nearest medical assistance or rehabilitation center.
