A deadly weapon that does not fire bullets, but it is more dangerous and deadly.. With “shabu,” criminals wage their war against young men and women to destroy families, sabotage society, and turn it into humiliation, destruction, and loss. “Shabu” has been, in recent years, the most dangerous and widespread type of drug due to its cheap price and easy access. , and was known by several names; Including ice or crystal meth, ice, gargoor shabu, glass, and fla tong, which is a white, odorless crystalline powder that is taken as an injection, smoked, snorted, or swallowed. Chemists classify it as a stimulant that has a strong effect on the central nervous system and brain cells, which makes its user lose his perception and pushes him into a state of apprehension and a sense of threat. It brings auditory and visual hallucinations to the user and may lead him to murder and violence to become a permanent danger to those around him. Its user also loses some of his teeth. with physical problems; Most notably severe weight loss, muscle stiffness, lack of sleep, difficulty concentrating, permanent depression, exaggerated outbursts of anger, violent reactions, and runny nose.
The National Drug Prevention Project “Nebras” revealed the symptoms of addiction that may appear on a drug addict, including that he becomes more aggressive, continuously absent from school and work, social isolation and changing friendships, increasing and unjustified demand for money, poor academic achievement and fluctuating relationships with individuals. The family and its aggressiveness.
And “Nebras” indicated that drugs are one of the major crises in the countries of the world, which have come to affect the lives of peoples. In view of the scope of its spread; As it prolonged the different age groups, and its seriousness affected the components of the social fabric, bringing its harm to humans to death.
Auditory and visual hallucinations
Nibras warned against the scourge of drugs, and the chronic diseases that lead to, affecting the brain, pointing out that some young people experiment with drugs through friends or acquaintances out of curiosity. What might lead them into addiction and family and financial problems. Pointing out that the use of drug injections is one of the causes of blood-borne diseases, such as AIDS, stressing that adolescents; Those who constantly receive educational messages about the harms of drugs from their parents are 50% less likely to use them than those who are not aware of the dangers of drugs leading to death.
The National Drug Control Committee warned of the danger of drugs in general, and of the methamphetamine drug known as “shabu” in particular, which is a stimulant that has a strong effect on the central nervous system. It causes a sudden increase in dopamine levels in the brain; What changes the way the abuser thinks and absorbs the events around him; This makes him in a state of apprehension, anxiety, and a sense of threat, in addition to auditory and visual hallucinations. what makes him in a state of psychological disorder; It leads him to violence and recklessness in his behavior in general.
The effects of “shabu” in the short term are summarized by high blood pressure and body temperature, irregular heartbeat, loss of appetite, hyperactivity, in addition to sleep disorders, insomnia, paranoia, hallucinations, mood disorders, delusions, or violent behavior, and many other harms. The other affects the lungs, liver and kidneys, paleness and dryness of the skin, itching, osteoporosis, deformities and damage to the teeth.
Nibras also showed, during his statistics, the reasons that drive children to drug use, that family reprimand constitutes 40% of the reasons for abuse, domestic violence represented by beating constitutes 32%, family domination 29%, and the harsh treatment of the father represents 25%.
“Prosecution”: Do not be lenient in the prosecution
The Public Prosecution announced that it will not tolerate the prosecution of perpetrators of narcotics or psychotropic substances crimes in all their criminal descriptions, wherever they are committed, as long as their effects and consequences extend to the territory of the Kingdom, and it appealed to everyone to cooperate and report on the promoters and smugglers, in order to quickly deal with these criminals.
She explained that drugs are a serious scourge that threatens the security of society and health, and everyone must confront it, especially as it targets the Kingdom’s youth and all those on its lands.
And she emphasized, “The perpetrator’s punishment is severe if he takes advantage of someone who is in charge of their upbringing or who has actual authority over him to commit his crime, or uses a minor in that, or gives a minor a drug or sells it to him or pushes him to use it by any means of encouragement or intimidation.” She added that, according to Article No. 38 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Control Law, the penalty is increased for the offender, in the event that he exploits, in committing the crime, one of those whom he educates or one of the persons over whom he has actual power, or in the case of using a minor in these crimes. .
The Public Prosecution stated that the criminal responsibility resulting from the commission of serious damage to narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances lies with those who took them and everyone who participated in their consumption or abuse.
She said: Penal protection is aimed at protecting individuals and society from the serious harm of narcotics and psychotropic substances, and accountability is held in this regard for everyone who participated in their circulation or abuse in any way, and does not affect the establishment of criminal liability towards their consumption or addiction to these substances. She added that the banned and psychotropic substance is known as methamphetamine, and it is one of the psychotropic substances listed in Category (B) of the second schedule attached to the Anti-Narcotics and Psychotropic Drugs System, which includes psychotropic substances listed in the second schedule of the United Nations Convention of 1971 AD, which is known as the green list. It is issued by the International Narcotics Control Board.
And she warned that whoever frequents a place prepared for the use of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances, while using them, while knowing what is going on in that place, even if his abuse is not proven, is punishable by imprisonment.
15 years for the first time promoter
Lawyer and legal advisor Ahmed Al-Maliki confirmed that the legislator worked to tighten the drug dealer’s sentence for the first time, in his endeavor to deter and prevent the drug dealer from committing the crime of promotion, and the drug dealer’s sentence was tightened for the first time or in the event of repeated promotion; Because the drug dealer harms not only himself, but also everyone around him.
According to Articles No. (37) and (38) of the Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Control Law, the sentence for a drug dealer for the first time in Saudi Arabia is imprisonment for up to fifteen years. And in the event that the promoter repeats the act of promotion, the penalty is severe and may reach murder. discretionary in certain cases.
Do not treat them at home
Symptoms of Shabu abuse include loss of weight and appetite, dilated pupils, lack of sleep for long periods, as well as involuntary movement of the face, sharp outbursts of anger, mood swings, auditory and visual hallucinations, severe tooth decay and falling out, increased breathing and heart rate, itchy skin, and dryness. mouth and pale skin, committing outrageous behaviors and morals, and committing horrific crimes.
Most of the shabu users may experience suicide, in addition to severe agitation and aggression, which may lead to the commission of murders. According to specialists, the period of withdrawal of shabu from the body of the abuser reaches between one to three weeks, while the duration of treatment for shabu addiction ranges from 3 to 6 months, depending on the patient’s condition and his acceptance of treatment. Regarding the possibility of treating shabu addiction at home, specialists do not recommend that due to the seriousness of the addict and the lack of readiness of the home for this matter, especially since violent reactions may arise from the user and he may harm himself and those around him, so it is necessary to seek the help of specialists and experts, as the addiction treatment process has many conditions. ; Some of them provide continuous monitoring of the patient by the medical team, provide psychological support through a specialist in psychiatry, and provide a suitable place for treatment without sharp tools or anything that the patient may use to harm himself or others with it.
