Speaking Engagements & Training

Drug/Alcohol Abuse Lessons from The Tall Cop

For more than 18 years, Officer Jermaine Galloway has focused on drug/alcohol abuse prevention and enforcement. He has taught and continues to give presentations to a diverse group of professionals, from across the country, including law enforcement, parents and educators, mental health providers, treatment professionals, to name a few.

Officer Galloway’s extensive experience has taught him how to tailor each and every course and presentation to particular individuals and groups. Read below to learn about some of Tall Cop Says Stop’s available speaking engagements and training opportunities.

Available Presentations and Classes

Tall cop "in-person" classroom or conference presentations can start at 1 hour in length and run up to two full days.  Each class below is also available in webinar format.  The webinars can be from 1-3 hours, depending on the content, and the organization type.  Please contact us for more information.  

Currently, Tall Cop Says Stop™ offers such training sessions as:

High in Plain Sight: Current Alcohol, Drug and Concealment Trends and Identifiers (**Most Popular Class**)

Also known as the You Can’t Stop What You Don’t Know™ program, this workshop can run 2-16 hours. It is designed for:

High in Plain Sight covers such topics as:

Sessions can also include information on stash compartments that are often used to hide weapons. They can examine the relationship between drugs, alcohol and violence as well.

Upon request, workshops will feature a wide variety of visual aids. As part of a workshop, Officer Galloway can also conduct a community scan, which involves going to convenience stores and other retail locations to keep your knowledge of your local drug culture up-to-date.

This Tall Cop session will also educate attendees on how to interview individuals and speak “the drug language”  about various alcohol and drug topics.

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The New Drug Trend of “Dabbing,” the Use of E-Cigarettes, and Edibles in the Drug World

This in-depth session covers the recent trend of marijuana concentrates, waxes and oils. This is quickly becoming the primary option for many drug users of all ages. The session will include information on:

• Associated terms and logos
• New paraphernalia (including e-cigarettes & vape pens)
• Vape pens for “other synthetic” drugs
• Odors associated with the drug
• Signs and symptoms of using the drug
• The drugs potency and appearance
• Marijuana identification
• New marijuana products sold in dispensaries
• Marijuana edibles

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The Truth About Underage Drinking

This session will test your knowledge of the current underage drinking culture. It will cover:

• Underage drinking trends
• Popular youth-based drinks
• Non-traditional methods of alcohol consumption
• Alcohol accessibility (fake IDs, adult providers, etc.)
• New youth-based alcoholic items on the market
• Stickers, logos, technology and other identifiers of youth alcohol and drug use
• Over-the-Counter drugs that impact the alcohol high
• Drugs used for "alcohol replacement"
• Easily accessible drugs to get around drug tests / breathalyzers

You can see many signs of underage drinking/drug abuse on clothing and vehicles during everyday traffic stops. Upon request, the session will also feature more than 40 visual aids along with examples from various locations across the United States.

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Designer Drug Trends & Culture

In this workshop, you’ll understand the designer drug culture, trends, and associated events. Also, how it differs from other drug and alcohol related trends. The attendee will learn about: 

• Popular synthetic and designer drugs, including hard-to-test-for drugs
• Possible connections between EDM and Rave drug culture
• Drug / Stash clothing
• Identifying drug overdoses
• Drug and weapon concealment 

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Alcohol and Drugs in Rural Communities

This workshop focuses on underage alcohol/drug usage issues in rural communities. It highlights programs to reduce:

• Underage drinking
• Retail sales to minors
• Impaired driving

We’ll go over current alcohol/drug trends in schools as well as joint prevention programs between educators, sports teams, coalitions and law enforcement. You’ll learn how to organize rural party patrols and how to have a high impact with low numbers of police officers and prevention personnel.

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Community Scans: Training and Trends

This session teaches how to scan for substance abuse in your community and surrounding areas. These lessons, which include both classwork and field work, are recommended for:

• Law enforcement
• Coalition, conference and agency coordinators
• Treatment providers
• Educators

This training can also be geared towards improving how coalitions work with youth groups; it can help them determine which items are being marketed to kids better. You’ll learn about various drug/alcohol-related products, their meaning and the extent to which the drug culture has affected your community.

You can take this training as a standalone class or in addition to a standard workshop (additional hours/days required).

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Special Event Enforcement Operations

This session focuses on how to prepare and regulate special events that can involve heavy alcohol or drug usage. You’ll receive information on how to work with event promoters and security companies. Officer Galloway will also explain how to deal with large numbers of people with a small number of enforcement officers. Topics covered may include:

• Stash compartments
• Drug identifiers
• Signs and symptoms of drug use
• Over-serving of alcohol
• Underage drinking trends

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Marijuana Legalization Trends

This session covers street-level trends and influences that have arisen with the arrival of marijuana legalization. Officer Galloway will show examples from different states that have legalized marijuana, including:

• New products
• Trends
• Marijuana-related items

The class will also examine connections that some items may have to other drugs.

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Drugs in our Schools

This session focuses on drug trends and identification that is popular in our school system. This training is geared towards administrators, educators and SRO’s. Highlighted topics include:

• Vapes for nicotine
• Cannabis vapes
• Vapes for “other drugs”
• Drug clothing
• Drug terminology and logos
• Youth drug marketing topics
• Drug simple signs and symptoms
• Legal over the counter drugs that youth can access
• Alcohol replacement drugs

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Identifying the Possible Impaired Driver/Individual

This session covers the emerging trends of the drug world and the impaired individual. Topics discussed include:

• Drug logos
• Stickers with drug-related connotations
• Drug clothing
• Drug concealment containers and methods
• Drug paraphernalia
• Legal and over-the-counter drugs, drug mixing, how certain drugs “travel” together & various drug potency

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More About Tall Cop Says Stop™

Want to learn more about Tall Cop Says Stop’s services and background? Check out the following pages:

Community Scans

Mock Room

Purpose and Mission

About Jermaine Galloway

Testimonials

Organizations Served