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DEA Releases New Ketamine Resources

The DEA has a new Web page on the Diversion Control Division Website dedicated to ketamine. Ketamine is a dissociative anesthetic which has some hallucinogenic effects. It distorts the perception of sight and sound and makes the user feel disconnected and not in control. It is referred to as a “dissociative anesthetic hallucinogen” because it makes patients feel detached from their pain and environment. Learn more about ketamine trends, common street names, and enforcement related to the drug

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Addressing Crime through Innovative Technology: Technology Implementation Guide

In this series, CNA studied the use of emerging technologies by law enforcement agencies. Case studies examine the Chula Vista (California) Police Department’s program of using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), more commonly known as drones; the Fairfax County (Virginia) Department of Public Safety Communications Next Generation 911 equipped communications center; the Las Vegas (Nevada) Metropolitan Police Department’s Fusion Watch center and its cameras and monitoring equipment; the Pinal County (Arizona) Attorney’s Office’s new digital case management software for its adult…