Drug pipe explained

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.

Pizzo

A pizzo[1] – also known as an pilo, oil burner, bubble, tweak pipe, meth pipe, gack pipe, crank pipe, crack pipe, pookie pipe, chicken bone, or ice pipe – AKA “Billy” – is a glass pipe which consists of a tube connected to a spherical bulb with a small opening on top designed for smoking methamphetamine or freebasing crack cocaine as well as other drugs. There are some legitimate uses for these pipes including applying the hole "on the top of an eucalyptus bottle" for inhaling aromas or moisture.[2] [3] [4]

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.[5]

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"[6] and received criticism from the Queensland government as the region struggled to battle the rising use of methamphetamine.[7]

Love rose

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.[8] They are commonly sold at convenience stores in the United States, particularly in inner-city locations.[9] [10]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Louis A. Pagliaro. Ann Marie Pagliaro. Child and Adolescent Drug and Substance Abuse: A Comprehensive Reference Guide. 1 November 2019. Taylor & Francis. 978-1-351-00947-8. 17 June 2020. 11 August 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200811223611/https://books.google.com/books?id=J0jpDwAAQBAJ. live.
  2. Web site: WeHo Public Safety Commission to Consider Ban on Sale of Meth Pipes. WEHOville. 2016-11-15. 17 June 2020. 2020-06-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20200617084135/https://www.wehoville.com/2016/11/15/weho-public-safety-commission-consider-ban-sale-meth-pipes/. live.
  3. Web site: Meth Pipe Pictures. meth-abuse.com. 17 June 2020. 18 June 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200618152519/https://www.meth-abuse.com/Meth_Pipe_Pictures.htm. live.
  4. Web site: A gritty life for those on the edge. Mozingo, Joe. graphics.latimes.com. 2015-06-14. 17 June 2020. 2020-04-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20200420141649/https://graphics.latimes.com/san-bernardino-park/. live.
  5. Web site: Modesto police cracking down on 'head shops'. Raguso, Emilie. modbee. 2008-10-16. 17 June 2020. 2024-08-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20240804050125/https://www.modbee.com/news/local/crime/article3114878.html. live.
  6. Web site: Facebook site pushing ice-pipes to regional Queenslanders. Luke Mortimer. Daily Mercury. 2018-04-10. 17 June 2020. 2020-06-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20200617093949/https://www.dailymercury.com.au/news/pipes-used-to-smoke-ice-advertised-through-faceboo/3383528/. live.
  7. Web site: Major online retailer selling illegal crack pipes and drug paraphernalia. Loomes, Phoebe. NewsComAu. 16 September 2019. 17 June 2020. 17 June 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200617082957/https://www.news.com.au/national/major-online-retailer-selling-crack-pipes-and-drug-paraphernalia/news-story/03b85afd09b94825083bee1c8e273ff2. live.
  8. Web site: DiSalvo. David. A Rose in a Glass By Any Other Name is a Crack Pipe. Forbes.com. 19 March 2013. July 12, 2012. 5 March 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130305073713/http://www.forbes.com/sites/daviddisalvo/2012/07/12/a-rose-in-a-glass-by-any-other-name-is-a-crack-pipe/. live.
  9. News: Reist. Margaret. A rose by another name: crack pipe. 19 March 2013. Lincoln Journal Star. Nebraska. January 16, 2005. 13 October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171013225133/http://journalstar.com/news/local/a-rose-by-another-name-crack-pipe/article_28e66c86-1ef8-52dc-ac0a-f3933ed6ec5a.html. live.
  10. Book: Terry Greene Sterling. Illegal: Life and Death in Arizona's Immigration War Zone. Rowman & Littlefield. 978-0-7627-6618-5. 126 ff.

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