Drug paraphernalia

[1] In the United States, Under federal law the term drug paraphernalia means “any equipment, product or material of any kind which is primarily intended or designed for use in manufacturing, compounding, converting, concealing, producing, processing, preparing, injecting, ingesting, inhaling, or otherwise introducing into the human body a controlled substance.”[1] "Chasing the dragon" (CTD) (traditional Chinese: 追龍; simplified Chinese: 追龙; pinyin: zhuī lóng; Jyutping: zeoi1 lung4), or "foily" in Australian English,[2] refers to inhaling the vapor of a powdered psychoactive drug off a heated sheet of aluminium foil.

[3] Sharing snorting equipment (straws, banknotes, bullets, etc) has been linked to the transmission of hepatitis C. (Bonkovsky and Mehta) In one study, the University of Tennessee Medical Center researches warned that other blood-borne diseases such as HIV, the AIDS-causing virus, could be transmitted as well.

As the water flows out of the container, air is forced through the bowl and causes the substance to burn and accumulate smoke in the bong.

[16] In order to facilitate this process, a spottle (also referred to as a bowser, hooter or toker) or hitter is often, but not always, used to funnel the smoke and maximize the amount inhaled.

A spottle is generally made from a funnel or cone-shaped container, such as the top (or neck) of a plastic or glass bottle or a gallon of milk/water.

[22][23][24] Sharing snorting equipment (straws, banknotes, bullets, etc) has been linked to the transmission of hepatitis C. (Bonkovsky and Mehta) In one study, the University of Tennessee Medical Center researches warned that other blood-borne diseases such as HIV, the AIDS-causing virus, could be transmitted as well.

[25] Bongs that are cleaned regularly eliminates yeast, fungi, bacteria and pathogens that can cause several symptoms that vary from allergy to lung infection.

[29] In the US, enterprising individuals would sell items openly in the street, until anti-paraphernalia laws in the 1980s eventually ended the practice.

Government crackdowns have resulted in the arrest of sellers of recreational drug paraphernalia, such as actor Tommy Chong, who spent time in prison in 2003 for having his name used on bongs for sale via the internet.

Similar policies are used in online head shops, where customers are often made to verify detailed disclaimers of their non-use of illegal substances before buying items.

{{CIA World Factbook}} In Sweden, pharmacies can only sell syringes and hypodermic needles to people with a doctor's prescription for medical use.

A pre-rolled joint with a paper filter on the left. These filters are commonly handmade from pieces of paper if they don't come bundled with filter papers.
Lines of cocaine prepared for snorting. Contaminated currency such as banknotes might serve as a fomite of diseases like hepatitis C [ 4 ]
Diagram of bucket bong in operation
A love rose being used to smoke crack cocaine
Bongs are an example of user-specific paraphernalia, in this case for the use of cannabis .
This enema bulb syringe features a bulb-shaped reservoir and a nozzle for delivering small amounts of fluid directly into the rectum.
Chinese snuff bottle stopper with a snuff spoon (also known as a cocaine spoon)
Glass blades
A clandestine kit containing materials to inject drugs, a bottle of a type of lean , promethazine , an antiemetic , and unidentified pills
Food grade N
2 O charger (bottom right), cracker (top right) and balloon
An oil burner pipe, commonly used in ingestion of free base psychoactive substances though inhalation .
Two snuff bullets for snorting drugs in powder form
For cocaine (in a plastic bag at bottom) to be converted to crack, several supplies are needed. Pictured here are baking soda , a commonly used base in making crack, a metal spoon, a tealight , and a cigarette lighter. The spoon is held over the heat source to "cook" the cocaine into crack.
Banknotes frequently changes hands, increasing the risk of exposure to viruses from past users.
A collection of safe drug use supplies commonly used to inject heroin , fentanyl , or other illicit opioids