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The
blotter paper is commonly imprinted with popular cartoon
characters (such as Mickey Mouse or Bart Simpson),
zodiac signs, psychedelic prints or other patterns, and are
usually perforated into one quarter stamp size
individual dosage units or 'hits.' It is often feared that
the cartoon character motif will entice young
children to try the drug. In one extreme example that
started in the early 1980s drug alert fliers, allegedly
distributed by police agencies, parents' associations, and
other groups, warned of a LSD tattoo called 'BLUE
STAR.'
One flier stated the tattoo appeared as a small sheet of
white paper containing blue start the size of a pencil
eraser. The flier further advised that the star is
impregnated with LSD and can be removed from the paper
and
placed in the mouth. Parents were also caustioned that LSD
laced stickers, featuring cartoon characters, were
also available. The sticker could be placed on the child's
skin or in the mouth. Although there have been
numerous 'BLUE STAR' incidents documented across the
country, they appear to have been a hoax. There is no
evidence showing any such tattoos/stickers or records of any
child being injured by touching a LSD-laden
tattoo.
Narc Officer Magazine
July/Aug 1994
the Unified Intelligence Division,
"a joint cooperative intelligence
venture comprised of personnel from
the Drug Enforcement Administration, New York State
Police,
and the New York City Police Department."
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