Drug injection can lead to a dependency by both physical and psychological means — and develops more quickly than with other methods of taking drugs. In recreational-use drug culture, preparation may include mixing the powdered drug with water to create an aqueous solution, and then the solution is injected. This act is often colloquially referred to as "slamming", "shooting [up]", “smashing”, "banging", "pinning", or "jacking-up", often depending on the specific drug subculture in which the term is used (i.e. heroin, cocaine, or methamphetamine). There are a variety of reasons why drugs would be more attractive to inject rather than take through other
Clergy for a New Drug Policy Clergy for a New Drug Policy Clergy for a New Drug Policy is an American organization of religious leaders which seeks to reform drug laws in the interest of social justice. The group was begun in 2015 by Chicago United Church of Christ pastor Reverend Al Sharp. The group includes Protestant pastors as well as Jewish rabbis, and is particularly active in Chicago. Clergy for a New Drug Policy was one of several organizations that in 2016 called for Arizonans to support Proposition 205 to legalize cannabis in the state. Commentary on the group described it as part of a