PARTICULAR BRIDGES. YOU WANT TO KNOW HOW THAT EXPERIMENT TURNED OUT. WE’LL HAVE THE UPDATE. THEY
LOOK SWEET AND SOMETIMES SILLY,
BUT REALLY, IT’S A SECRET
LANGUAGE YOU PROBABLY DON’T KNOW
ABOUT. YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND
WHAT’S GOING ON. SON IS DEAD,
AND NOW SHE WISHES SHE WOULD
HAVE UNDERSTOOD THE VIDEO SHE
FOUND ON HIS PHONE TONIGHT.
WE’RE CRACKING THE EMOJI CODE
THAT HAS KEPT PARENTS IN THE
DARK. THERE’S A BATTLE GOING ON
TO GET YOUR KIDS HOOKED ON
DRUGS, AND IT’S BEING DONE IN A
SECRET LANGUAGE. MOST PARENTS
REALLY ARE UNAWARE. SO TONIGHT
WE’RE CRACKING THE EMOJI CODE
AND SHARING ONE MOTHER’S STORY.
ORI SO YOU CAN SEE FOR YOURSELF
HOW REAL THIS PROBLEM IS. IT IS
ALMOST A LANGUAGE UNTO ITSELF.
YOU CAN USE EMOJIS AND
CHARACTERS TO DESCRIBE WHAT
DRUGS THAT YOU’RE SELLING. IT’S
TIME TO CRACK THE EMOJI CODE,
AND REBECCA SHELLER WANTS TO
HELP OTHER PARENTS BECAUSE OF
WHAT HAPPENED TO HER SON, MAX.
MAX HAD A REALLY SWEET SOUL. HE
LOVED HIS BROTHER. HIS FAVORITE
THING IN THE WORLD WAS SURFING.
REBECCA SHELLER SAYS SHE AND HER
HUSBAND WERE VERY INVOLVED
PARENTS. THEY TALKED ABOUT THE
DANGER OF DRUGS WITH THEIR SONS
, BUT IT WASN’T ENOUGH. DO YOU
HAVE TO UNDERSTAND WHAT’S GOING
ON? AND SNAPCHAT ON INSTAGRAM?
REBECCA LEARNED SOCIAL MEDIA IS
NOW THE PLACE WHERE ILLEGAL
DRUGS ARE BOUGHT AND SOLD. SHE
FOUND OUT AFTER MAX DIED OF A
DRUG OVERDOSE. AND IT SAID
ACROSS HMM. YOU HIT ME UP. I
DIDN’T KNOW WHAT HMM. YOU MEANT
UNTIL I REALLY STARTED LOOKING
XANAX MOST LIKELY LACED WITH
FENTANYL RIGHT THERE IN THE 24
YEAR OLD SNAPCHAT FEED EVERY
SINGLE PLATFORM, YOU NAME IT.
IT’S BEING SOLD. BRIAN MCNEILL
WORKS WITH THE U. S DRUG
ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION.
DETROIT DIVISION. THAT’S THE
SCARY THING. YOU KNOW, THERE WAS
A THERE WAS A TIME WHERE UH,
DRUGS, NEW DEMOGRAPHICS AND
BOUNDARIES. YOU KNOW, YOU FOUND
METHAMPHETAMINE OUT IN THE
STICKS AND YOU FOUND CRACK
COCAINE IN THE CITY. NO LONGER
IT’S EVERYWHERE. AND THAT’S WHAT
BEING ON SOCIAL MEDIA BEING
ALMOST UBER RISE. THAT’S WHAT
IT’S DONE. DRUG DEALERS ARE
HIDING BEHIND SOCIAL MEDIA
ACCOUNTS TALKING TO YOUR KIDS,
NOT USING WORDS. USING EMOJIS
WE’VE GOT THERE’S A PLETHORA OF
THEM. THERE’S YOU KNOW THE
COMMON ONES LIKE TREES FOR
CANNABIS, MARIJUANA, UM, ICE
DIAMONDS FOR METHAMPHETAMINES. A
ROCKET SHIP IS USED BY DRUG
DEALERS TO ADVERTISE DRUG
POTENCY AND THE UNIVERSAL SYMBOL
FOR ALL DRUGS. THE MAPLE LEAF.
THESE ARE THE EMOJIS USED AS
CODE WORDS FOR OXY. COTTON
SELLERS OFFER TO DELIVER THE
DRUGS USING A GAS PUMP CAR OR A
CELLPHONE, EMOJI. A SHIPPING BOX
OR PARACHUTE TELLS THEM THEY AND
MAIL THE DRUGS. A COOKIE EMOJI
MEANS A LARGE BATCH. THE
ADDERALL ONE IS A VERY COMMON
ONE BECAUSE ADDERALL IS SO
PREVALENT IN SCHOOLS. UM AND
THAT’S THE PILL WITH THE A AND
THE TRAIN. SO THAT WOULD BE THE
ADDERALL TRAIN. SCOTT BAILEY IS
AN ONLINE FORENSICS EXPERT WITH
N ONE DISCOVERY IN TROY. HE SAYS
TEENS ARE HAVING WHOLE
CONVERSATIONS WITH JUST EMOJIS
NOT JUST ABOUT DRUGS, BUT OTHER
THINGS WHOLE SET OF EMOJIS THAT
ARE SEXUALLY EXPLICIT ONE OF THE
MOST COMMON ONES RIGHT NOW WE’RE
STARTING TO SEE IS THE RAMEN
NOODLE EMOJI. RAMEN NOODLE IS A
WAY TO ASK FOR NUDES. NOODLE
NUDE. THE EMOJI, WHICH IS THE
FACE WITH THE TEARDROP. AND THEN
THE SQUIRT GUN BASICALLY MEANS I
WANT TO KILL MYSELF. BUT IF YOU
ARE STARTING TO SEE THESE EMOJIS
BEING USED, AND YOU CAN BIND IT
WITH PERHAPS BEHAVIOR CHANGE, A
DROP IN PERFORMANCE AT SCHOOL OR
IN SPORTS. THAT MIGHT BE A RED
FLAG FOR YOU TO DO SOME MORE
INVESTIGATING FOR ANY PARENT. TO
HAVE TO GO THROUGH WHAT WE’RE
GOING THROUGH. NOT UNDERSTAND
THAT IT CAN HAPPEN TO THEIR
CHILD. I WOULD JUST BEG THEM.
PLEASE PAY ATTENTION. ALRIGHT SO
I SHOWED YOU SOME OF THOSE EMOJI
MEETINGS IN MY PIECE. BUT THERE
REALLY ARE SO MANY TO SHARE. I
WANT TO HAVE YOU TAKE A LOOK
LIKE THE HEART AND DRAGON MEANS
HEROIN. THESE SYMBOLS ARE THE
CODE. NEXT ONE FROM METH COUGH
SYRUP. YOU CAN SEE A PURPLE
HEART A BABY BOTTLE THAT MEANS
THE SYRUP AND THEN THE EMOJIS
RIGHT HERE SYMBOLIZED MOLLY. SO
MUCH TO KNOW IT’S REALLY HARD
FOR PARENTS TO REALLY KEEP UP
WITH THIS, JASON BECAUSE YOU DO
HAVE TO KEEP YOURSELF EDUCATED.
I MEAN, I HAVE A 10 AND A 12
YEAR OLD AND I SHOW THEM A FEW.
THEY DIDN’T KNOW MOST OF THEM,
BUT THEY KNEW ONE OF THEM AND
THAT FREAKED ME OUT, AND IT’S
JUST AS PARENTS. YOU GET
FRUSTRATED. YOU THINK REMEMBER
WHEN I HAD TO DO WAS KEEP MAKE
SURE THEY DID THEIR HOMEWORK.
NOW THIS FEELS LIKE A NEVER
ENDING CYCLE OF PLAYING CATCH
UP. WE’RE TALKING TO THE DEA
EXPERT, AND HE SAID, YOU KNOW
THAT OLD CARTOON WHERE THE GUYS
IN THE BOAT AND THERE’S A WHOLE
AND THEY KEEP FEELING IT AND
THEY’RE LIKE, OKAY, WE GOTTA
PLUG THIS HOLE. PLUG THIS HOLE
HERE AS YOU DO. BUT WHAT CHOICE
DO YOU HAVE? SO YOU HAVE TO
EDUCATE, YOU HAVE TO CHECK. OUT
THE SOCIAL MEDIA AND IT IS GOING
ON EVERYWHERE SO AND BY THE WAY,
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