CNS Stimulants: Production, Concealment, and Consumption

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Harris County, Texas, is home to a wide variety of CNS stimulant users. This session covers common production methods for CNS stimulants, including methamphetamine, crack cocaine, and powder cocaine. Moving from production to concealment, the session will teach common concealment methods in homes, vehicles, and on a person. Presenters will review vehicle "traps" and clothing specifically designed to conceal items. Finally, this session will discuss common consumption methods and the resulting impairment associated with CNS stimulants. Attendees will learn typical methods of administration, duration of effects, indicators of impairment, and the adverse effects of CNS stimulants.

  • Upon completion, attendees will be able to describe common production methods of CNS Stimulants including methamphetamine, cocaine, and street level pills.
  • Attendees will be able to identify common concealment CNS Stimulant methods inside of the home, vehicle, and on the individual.
  • Attendees will be able to list methods of administration, understand duration of effects, and identify indicators of impairment including the downside effect.
Sasha Latham

Sasha Latham

Lieutenant

Harris County Sheriff's Office

Sasha Latham is a Lieutenant with the Harris County Sheriff’s Office. Most of her law enforcement career has focused on traffic safety. As a founding member of the HCSO DWI Unit, and later as a fatality Crash Investigator and Sergeant in the Vehicular Crimes Division, she specialized in impaired driving detection and serious crash investigations, often filing Felony Murder, Intoxication Manslaughter, Failure to Stop and Render Aid involving death, Intoxication Assault, and DWI offenses. Lt. Latham assists in the training of cadets, Drug Recognition Experts, and prosecutors in impairment detection and courtroom testimony. She has also provided expert testimony on impaired driving legislation before the Texas House of Representatives. Lt. Latham received the MADD Outstanding Rookie Award in 2017, MADD Outstanding Service Award in 2024, HCSO Influential Leader Award in 2025, and a letter of commendation from the Harris County District Attorney in 2024. She holds a Master Peace Officer’s Certification, an MBA from Lamar University and a Bachelor's degree from Mississippi State University. She was also the top academic graduate at the UH-Downtown Police Academy.

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