Spike

Spike was originally a date rape drug that appeared on the campus of Yale University in the late 1990's. By 2010 it was one of the leading narcotics on the Eastern seaboard, and was spreading through the Midwest.
Spike cause a number of health issues and heinous sex crimes in major populated areas. It spawned many a serial rapist, and was considered the most addictive narcotic made by man.
== History ==
Spike was the creation of Thomas Graves, Lyle Anderson, and Tamara Anker. All three were considered socially insecure as they lacked any relationships and were treated unfavorably by the cliches on campus. All three majored in Chemistry and decided to create a drug so potent with Dopamine, Adrenaline, and boost their Pheromones to levels that the opposite sex could not resist them.
The initial trails of the drug took place in 1997 with little results. The catalyst needed was not strong enough. Anderson started to experiment with Methamphetamine to boost the reaction. In December 1997 they had success with the drug as each would successful have sexual contact with 5 partners in a 17 hour period. It was in Early 1998 that Thomas Graves went to a new chemical named Duploxene. It was a cutting agent, actually a base but when used with certain bases it forms an acid. With the raise alkaline levels it makes the passage of chemicals to the blood stream instantaneously and also strengthen the effect. The new drug was named Spike, named for the usual way to give it to your victim was to Spike their drink.
== Addictive Properties ==
Anderson, and Anker knew of the addictive nature this drug had as the Dupomene was a natural high, it became addictive and the fear of the drug becoming a narcotic was real. It was decided that none of the three shall sale the drug outright for profit. A promise that would be broken because of jealousy. By 2002 they all graduated. Thomas introduced the drug to Ramone Benitez, Captain off the Warrior 76 street gang. The drug proved to be very potent, and soon started to out sale crack as it was a more intense high, and lasted longer.
Soon the Warrior 76 was making a business from Spike. Thomas who was getting supplies from his job at Tanner Pharmaceuticals was also enjoying the effects the drug had as he was known to have several woman at a time to any function. All went well until 2004 when an internal investigation into the lost of several hundred pounds of Duploxene lead to Thomas Graves. Duploxene was not a control substance but it was expensive, and for those reasons Thomas was fired, and stripped of his credentials as a chemist.
== Crime, the Cook, and the Addiction ==
It was this time that Graves started using more, and more of his product. Anderson, and Anker tried to do some self rehabilitation but it was near hopless. It was late 2004 that he was approached by Dock father about producing spike. Initial Thomas turned it down, but looking at the increasing sex offender numbers, increase in early teen child birth, as well as an alarming increase in rapes in Angel Falls, Nicholas assured him with the proper quality control these numbers can be turned around.
The key behind the addiction was the Duploxene. Graves was using too much originally and he decided to make 3 grads of Spike.
* Street Grade- Light Green stripe gave a high for about 1 hour.
* Party Grade - Had a Green stripe and gave a high lasting roughly 4 hours.
* King Grade - Had a deep Green stripe and gave a high lasting 16 hours.
Pricing and distrubution were strengently controlled.
* Street Grade - Inner city and schools: $5 gets you 1 pill. $40 for 10, $150 for 50.
* Party Grade - Night clubs and Suburbs: $10 for 1, $75 for 10, $300 for 50.
* King Grade - High Class social events: $100 for 1, $500 for 10, $2500 for 100.
== Knock offs, and Designer Drugs ==
By 2006 Graves had developed a new drug to counter act the flooded market of knock off drugs to spike. The first was Venus drugs. They worked on the same principle as Spike but were loaded with Steroids, and Hormone to make the most unattractive person more sexually appealing to the opposite sex. 
The drug spreaded like wildfire especially in the Gay and Lesbian community. The Cook was the most sought after man in Angel Falls by party goers, and the FBI. The sex offender crimes did drop, but the crimes committed became more, and more brutal. Also the Duploxene was thinning artery walls, and literally eating away at the heart walls. The death toll from Spike users started to climb which sent Thomas into a depression only made worse when his childhood love would leave.Angel Falls.
Meanwhile the streets have been trying to undermine the Dock Fathers monopoly as well as the Valenti syndicate. A knock of copy called Nail was developed. Nail was a cheaper and less effective copy. Although coming in 3 grades like Spike, it never had the same effect with the High lasting anywhere from 10 to 40 minutes. Rather then using Duploxene, narcotics were used as base that proved to counter the effects of the drug. There was some success with Methamphetamine but due to the poor quality and slip shod production, it made it even deadlier. Some even started combining narcotics and producing Shredders. Over this period, Shredders were responsible forn nearly 600,000 deaths globally.
== The Next Plateau ==
By 2007 it was estimated that over $3,000,000,000 was spent on Spike, and Venus drugs the past year. Spike had become an unenforceable drug. Nicholas Guiffre wanted more as he saw an untapped market eager for a drug for them, the Transsgendered community. With the success of Venus drugs , Nicholas asked Thomas could he design a drug that can aid a Transsgendered person. The answer would take several months because of Thomas addiction. So blinded from the addiction, Nicholas swapped his Spike with the new designer drug named Benders.
The drug worked on the same principle as the Venus drugs except they were loaded with Hormonal and Endocrines that could change bodily functions. So effective that in a matter of 4 Days Thomas body had become totally female except his genitalia. So drastic was the change he also became sterile as the Estrogen literally killed his spermatozoa. Thomas depression worsened and after 3 failed attempts of suicide, Nicholas staged his death. To the world Thomas Graves was dead.
== The Fall of Spike ==
Tara continued to be the Cook, but Guiffre's crime Empire was being tested. First by the Valentes that would see their family one by one assassinated. Then the street gang Warrio 76 would challenge Guiffre to no avail. With all his competition out of the way it was business as usual until the Skells stolen a shipment of Spike from the Barrio. The resulting conflict would be solved but with a catch as the real guilty party wishing to keep their freedom rather serve in prison gave them the secret to make spike non-addictive.
For the first time in 11 years Spike was made legal, as in it's new form is labeled as an anti-depressant. Venus drugs, and Benders have yet to be approved as their are other health issues to consider.
== Health Issues ==
Spike was a very powerful drug that had spawned on a few health problems.
* Spike: The Duploxene was the major substance that made it a danger as a build up turned into a deadly corrosive acid that attacks specific cells in the body. Most prominent is the heart, as well as cell wall linings in the cardio vascular system.
* Venus Drugs - Even without the Duploxene, Venus drugs still contain steroids as well as Hormonal reproducing chemicals. It's not so much a narcotic as a cheat. Venus drugs also rely on Duploxene which is the catalyst for the drug to take effect.
* Bender - Benders are under the closest scrutiny as the LGBT community followed suit that the cost of gender reassignment surgery, as well as the results like mutilation, and psychological damage is far worse then the damage from benders. The FDA has outlawed benders in the United States, although several countries including Canda, and Cuba they are legal for transformations.
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